Town of
ORFORD
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Annual
Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 1995
Annual Report
of the
Officers
of the
TOWN
of
ORFORD
NEW HAMPSHIRE
for the
Year Ending December 31, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Table of Contents 2
Town Directory 3
Town Officers 5
Minutes of Annual Town Meeting, March 14, 1995 8
Minutes of Special Town Meeting, August 2, 1995 19
Warrant - 21
Budget 26
Budget Advisory Committee Report 29
Detail of Disbursements by Order of Selectmen: Summary 30
Details 34
Statement of Appropriations and Taxes 45
Summary of Inventory Valuation 48
Department of Revenue Administration Tax Rate Calculation 50
Schedule of Town Property 51
Statement of Bonded Debt 52
Auditor's Certificate 53
Treasurer's Report 54
Tax Collector's Report 55
Town Clerk's Report 57
Dog License Fees 59
Selectmen's Report 60
Cemetery Commissioner's Report 62
Emergency Management Director's Report 64
Orford Volunteer Fire Department Report 65
Fire Warden and State Forest Ranger's Report 66
Highway Department's Report 67
Library Reports: Free Library 68
Social Library 70
Niles Committee Report 73
Parks and Playgrounds 73
Planning Board Report 74
Police Department Report 75
Ski Program Report 77
Trustee of Trust Funds 78
Swim Program Report 80
Connecticut River Joint Commissions 81
Grafton County Commissioners 83
Grafton County Senior Citizen's Council 85
Orford Historical Society 86
Upper Valley Ambulance 87
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission 89
Visiting Nurse Alliance of Vermont and New Hampshire 90
Orford School District Report: Table of Contents 92
Vital Statistics: Births, Marriages, Deaths 114
TOWN DIRECTORY
SELECTMEN'S MEETING
Every Wednesday at 7:30 PM at the Town Office, Route 25A
SELECTMEN'S OFFICE 353-4889
Gail Shipman, Administrative Assistant
Office Hours: Monday 9:00 —12:00
Wednesday 5:00 — 7:00
Thursday 12:00 — 3:00
The Selectmen's Office is in the Town Office.
TOWN CLERK 353-4404
Deborah Williams-Matyka
Office Hours: Tuesday 6:00 — 8:00
Wednesday 6:00 — 8:00
Thursday 6:00 — 8:00
2nd and 4th Saturday 9:00 —12:00
The Town Clerk's Office is in the Town Office.
TAX COLLECTOR 353-4831
Louise Mack
Office Hours: Daily after 5:00 PM (Please call first.)
The Tax Collector's Office is in her home on Archertown Road.
PLANNING BOARD MEETING
Every third Monday at 7:00 PM at the Town Office.
PLANNING ASSISTANT 353-4889
The Planning Assistant is at the Town Office from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on one
day per month. The schedule is posted at the Town Office.
She can answer your questions and, if you wish, put you on the agenda for
the next meeting. If you need to schedule an appointment outside of the
posted times, please call Shelley Hadfield at 448-1680.
POLICE DEPARTMENT 353-4252 In Emergency call 353-4347
The Police Department is in the Town Office.
TOWN GARAGE 353-9366
James Fields, Road Agent
ORFORD FREE LIBRARY 353-9166
Tuesday 12:30-7:00 Friday 12:30-5:00
ORFORD SOCIAL LIBRARY 353-9756
Monday: 6:30 - 8:30 Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00
Thursday: 5:00 - 7:00 Friday: 2:00 - 5:00
Saturday: 10:00- 1:00
FIRE PERMITS
Gerald Pease, Fire Warden or Rita Pease 353-9070
Arthur Dennis, Deputy Fire Warden 353-4502
ORFORD TOWN OFFICERS
Elected by nonpartisan ballot on Town Meeting Day:
MODERATOR
Peter M. Thomson
353-4111
SELECTMEN
1996
2-Year Term
David Bischoff
353-9818
1996
3- Year Term
Paul Goundrey
353-9813
1996
1 -Year Term*
Timothy Chase
353-4880
TREASURER
1998
3- Year Term
Charles Peters
353-4508
1998
3- Year Term
SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST
Ruth Brown
353-9092
1996
6-Year Term
Laura Verry
353-9450
1998
6-Year Term
Andrew Schwaegler
272-9202
2000
6-Year Term
TAX COLLECTOR
Louise Mack
353-4831
TOWN CLERK
1996
1 -Year Term
Deborah Williams-Matyka
353-4404
ROAD AGENT
1996
3-Year Term
James Fields
353-9366
1996
1 -Year Term
PLANNING BOARD
Elizabeth Bischoff
353-4526
1996
1 -Year Term*
Andrew Schwaegler
272-9202
1996
3- Year Term
Shawn Washburn
353-9678
1996
3-Year Term
Jonathan Sands
353-4746
1997
3-Year Term
Virgil Mack
353-4136
1997
3-Year Term
Paul Dalton
353-9844
1998
3- Year Term
David Bischoff
353-9818
Ex Officio
Timothy Chase
353-4880
Ex Officio Alt
Roger Hadlock
353-9085
1996
Alternate
*Appointed to fill unexpired term
Nominated and Elected from the floor on Town Meeting Day:
Joseph Arcolio
Board of Selectmen
AUDITOR
353-9504
1996
OVERSEERS OF PUBLIC WELFARE
353-4889 1996
1 -Year Term
1 -Year Term
Orford Town Officers (continued)
Mark Marsh
H. Horton Washburn
FENCE VIEWERS
353-9007 1996
353-4570 1996
1 -Year Term
1 -Year Term
David Bischoff
HEALTH OFFICER
353-9818 1996
1 -Year Term
Cemetery Commission
SEXTON
1996
BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1 -Year Term
James Hook
353-4834
1996
1 -Year Term
Jim McGoff
353-4835
1996
1 -Year Term
Robert Palifka
353-9367
1996
1 -Year Term
Andrew Schwaegler
272-9202
1996
1 -Year Term
Herbert Verry
353-9450
1996
1 -Year Term
ORFORD FREE LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Susan Kling
1996
3-Year Term
Carol Boynton
353-4874
1997
3-Year Term
Juli Washburn
353-4207
1998
3- Year Term
Ann Davis
ORFORD SOCIAL LIBRARY TRUSTEE
353-4881 1998
3- Year Term
Arthur Dennis
James Hook
Larry Taylor
Gene Dyke
Bruce Schwaegler
William McKee
David Braley
Dave Thomson
Julia Fifield
Ralph Bischoff
John O'Brien
George (Pat) Tullar
Larry Taylor
Mark Blanchard
Vacant
Bruce Schwaegler
FIRE WARDS
353-4502 1996
353-4834 1996
353-9865 1996
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
353-9419
1996
272-4950
1996
353-4520
1997
353-4525
1997
353-9607
1998
CONSERVATION CO
353-4881
MMISSION
1996
353-4526
1996
353-9857
1997
353-4120
1997
353-9865
1998
TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS
353-9873
1996
1996
272-4950
1997
1 -Year Term
1 -Year Term
1 -Year Term
3- Year Term
3-Year Term
3- Year Term
3-Year Term
3- Year Term
3-Year Term
3-Year Term
3- Year Term
3- Year Term
3- Year Term
3- Year Term
2-Year Term
3-Year Term
Orford Town Officers (Continued)
CEMETERY COMMISSION
Paul Messer 353-4883 1996 3-Year Term
Ruth Brown 353-9092 1997 3-Year Term
Julia Fifield 353-4881 1998 3-Year Term
Appointed by the Board of Selectmen:
FIRE CHIEF
Arthur Dennis
353-4502
POLICE CHIEF
1996
1 -Year Term
Vacant
353-4252
1996
1 -Year Term
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Rita Pease
353-9070
1996
1 -Year Term
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
Sarah Arcolio
353-9504
1996
2-Year Term
Helen Mack
353-9428
1996
2-Year Term
Judith Parker
1996
2-Year Term
Julie Peters
353-4508
1996
2-Year Term
Elizabeth Bischoff
(Alternate)
353-4526
1996
2-Year Term
NILES FUND COMMITTEE
Elizabeth Bischoff
353-4526
1996
1 -Year Term
Paul Boone
353-4571
1996
1 -Year Term
Barbara Dyke
353-9885
1996
1 -Year Term
Teresa Valencia
353-4438
1996
1 -Year Term
Timothy Chase (e>
: officio)
353-4880
1996
1 -Year Term
TOWN OF ORFORD
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 14, 1995
GRAFTON, ss. NEW HAMPSHIRE
The polls were opened at 4:01 PM, the ballots were counted (540) and the voting
began for the Town Officers on the Australian Ballot.
The Annual Town Meeting for the Town of Orford was called to order at 7:08 PM.
Moderator Peter Thomson led the assembly in the salute to the flag. The meeting
was then turned over to the Board of Selectmen for a special presentation of the
Boston Post Cane to the "newest/oldest" resident of the Town of Orford.
Selectman David Bischoff spoke of the history behind the Boston Post Cane and
Selectman Robb Thomson presented the Boston Post Cane to Julia Fifield, who
very graciously accepted the gift and recognition. Mrs. Fifield was congratulated
and thanked for her continued service to the Town of Orford.
The Moderator proceeded to read the posting of the Warrant which was posted
and certified on February 22, 1995 by the Board of Selectmen: David Bischoff,
Robb R. Thomson and Paul J. Goundrey.
A motion was made by Robb Thomson and seconded by David Bischoff to dispense
with the reading of the Warrant and was passed with a voice vote in affirmation.
ARTICLE 1 : To choose all necessary Town Officers.
Officers to be elected from the floor:
For one year: AUDITOR Joseph Arcolio
For one year: OVERSEERS OF PUBLIC WELFARE Board of Selectmen
For one year: FENCE VIEWERS Mark Marsh
H. Horton Washburn
For one year: HEALTH OFFICER David Bischoff
For one year: SEXTON Cemetery Commission
For one year: BUDGET COMMITTEE James Hook
Robert Palifka
Paul Goundrey
James McGoff
Herbert Verry
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For three years: ORFORD FREE LIBRARY TRUSTEE Juli Washburn
For one year: ORFORD SOCIAL LIBRARY TRUSTEE Ann Davis
For one year FIRE WARDS Arthur Dennis
James Hook
Larry Taylor
For three years: PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS David Thomson
For three years: CONSERVATION COMMITTEE Larry Taylor
For three years: TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS Paul Goundrey
For three years: CEMETERY COMMISSION Julia Fifield
The following officers were given the Oath of Office:
Joseph Arcolio, Auditor; Mark Marsh and Horton Washburn, Fence Viewers; David
Bischoff, Health Officer; James Hook, Paul Goundrey, James McGoff and Herbert
Verry, Budget Advisory Committee Members; Juli Washburn, Orford Free Library
Trustee; Arthur Dennis and James Hook, Fire Wards; Paul Goundrey, Trustee of Trust
Funds; and Julia Fifield, Cemetery Commission Member.
ARTICLE 2:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $456,681 (Four
hundred, fifty-six thousand, six hundred and eighty-one dollars) to include the
following budget items:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Executive $ 24,875.00
Election 5,200.00
Financial Administration 15,000.00
Revaluation of Property 550.00
Legal Expenses 4,500.00
Planning 5,770.00
General Government Buildings 8,000.00
Cemeteries 5,000.00
Insurance 10,000.00
Regional Association 937.00
Personnel Administration 28,000.00
Contingency Fund 4,000.00
PUBLIC SAFETY
Police 33,605.00
Ambulance 12,096.00
Fire 16,500.00
Emergency Management 100.00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Highways 122,000.00
Bridges 6,000.00
Street Lighting 4,300.00
SANITATION
Solid Waste Collection 4,680.00
Solid Waste Disposal 27,500.00
HEALTH
Pest Control 600.00
Health Agencies and Hospitals 5,125.00
WELFARE
Direct Assistance 3,330.00
Intergovernmental Welfare Payments 1 ,690.00
CULTURE AND RECREATION
Parks and Playgrounds 10,300.00
Libraries 11,070.00
Patriotic Purposes 175.00
CONSERVATION
Other Conservation 1 25.00
DEBT SERVICE
Principal: Long Term Bonds 10,000.00
Interest: Long Term Bonds 1,355.00
lnterest:Tax Anticipation Note 1 0,000.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Machinery, Vehicles and Equipment
York Rake 2,300.00
Buildings
Building Improvements 2,000.00
Improvements Other Than Buildings
Office Equipment 2,200.00
Restoration of Town Records 2,798.00
Road Name Signs 1 ,000.00
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OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT
Payments to Capital Reserve Funds
Fire Truck 5,000.00
Fire Truck/Tanker 9,000.00
Truck #1 6,000.00
Truck #2 4,000.00
Grader 6,000.00
Loader 7,000.00
Bridge Replacement 10,000.00
Police Cruiser 4,000.00
Tractor/Mower 3,000.00
A motion was made by Robb Thomson and seconded by David Bischoff. It was
voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $456,681 by voice affirmation.
ARTICLE 3:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $145,000 for
the purchase and equipping of a new pumper/tanker for the fire department and to
authorize the issuance of not more than $98,000 of bonds or notes in accordance with
the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA Chapter 33) and to authorize the
Selectmen to issue and negotiate such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of
interest thereon; furthermore to authorize the withdrawal of $30,000 from the Fire Truck
Capital Reserve Fund, and $17,000 from the Fire Truck-Tanker Capital Reserve Fund.
A motion was made by Robb Thomson and seconded by Paul Goundrey to raise
and appropriate the sum of $145,000 for the purchase and equipping of a new
pumper/tanker for the fire department (two-thirds ballot vote required).
Total Ballots Cast: 137 Yes: 99 No: 38
The article was passed.
ARTICLE 4:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $13,100 for the
residing/renovation of the exterior of the town office building.
A motion was made by David Bischoff and seconded by Paul Goundrey to raise
and appropriate the sum of $13,000 for the vinyl residing/renovation of the
exterior of the town office building. A paper ballot was requested.
Total Ballots Cast: 126 Yes: 51 No 75
The motion was defeated.
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Paul Goundrey made a motion to amend the article to read: to see if the Town will
vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,000 for painting the exterior of the
town office building and it was seconded by Robb Thomson. A raise of hands vote
was taken.The Moderator cast a ballot of
Yes: 82 No: 20
The motion was passed.
ARTICLE 5:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500 to be put
in the Town Buildings Capital Reserve Fund.
A motion was made by Robb Thomson and seconded by Mark Johnson to pass
over this article.
A voice vote in the affirmation.
ARTICLE 6:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $40,000 for a
completed revaluation and authorize the withdrawal of $40,000 from the Capital
Reserve Fund created for that purpose.
A motion was made by Robb Thomson and seconded by Paul Goundrey. A raise
of hands vote was taken, which led to the request of a paper ballot.
Total Ballots Cast: 119 Yes: 63 No: 56
The article was passed.
ARTICLE 7:
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the interest, $3,969 from the Lenore
Niles Trust Fund for the purpose of planting trees on town owned property,
improving community facilities and sponsoring organizations of Orford with
financial aid for opportunities that otherwise might be unattainable.
A motion was made by David Bischoff and seconded by Robb Thomson.
A voice vote in affirmation.
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ARTICLE 8:
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint the Highway
Agent as provided in RSA 231:62.
Quentin Mack made a motion to pass over the article and it was seconded by
Larry Norton. The motion was defeated by a voice vote.
Robb Thomson made a motion to move Article 8 and it was seconded by Jane
Hebb. A paper ballot was requested.
Total Ballots Cast: 122 Yes: 49 No: 73
The article was defeated.
ARTICLE 9:
To determine what the Town will do with the former Selectmen's Office and Town
Hall and to raise and appropriate the sum of $1 .00 to carry this out.
A motion was made by Robb Thomson to hear a report from the Selectmen
concerning the Town Hall and Selectmen's Office and it was seconded by David
Bischoff. The motion was passed by a voice vote in affirmation. Robb Thomson
reported that a bid of $1 ,000 was accepted for the removal of the Selectmen's
Office with conditions that the Selectmen's Office be removed in 90 days.
Presently there is no plan for the Town Hall and the Town has not authorized to
appropriate any funds to be spent on the Town Hall.
ARTICLE 10:
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of RSA 154:1 III, RSA 154:12,
154:16 providing for the election of the fire chief by the members of the fire
department, ratified by the Selectmen. Also including new members to be
elected by current members of the Fire Department. Also including authorizing
the Selectmen to pay wages to firefighters.
A motion was made by Arthur Dennis and seconded by Allen Hebb.
The article was passed by a voice vote in the affirmation.
ARTICLE 11:
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of RSA 154:24, 154:25,
154:26; 154:27, 154:28, 154:29, 154:30 to authorize the Selectmen to authorize
the Orford Fire Department to join the Upper Valley Regional Emergency Services
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Association. And enter into other mutual aid agreements benefiting emergency
services in the Town of Orford.
A motion was made by Arthur Dennis and seconded by Robb Thomson.
The article was passed by voice vote.
10:00 PM. The Polls were closed for election of Town Officers.
ARTICLE 12:
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to lease space from the
Orford Volunteer Fire Department Inc. for storage of the fire trucks and other
equipment owned by the Town of Orford, upon such terms and conditions as the
Selectmen deem to be in the best interests of the Town.
A motion was made by Robb Thomson and seconded by David Bischoff.
The article was passed by a voice vote.
ARTICLE 13:
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to enter into an agreement
with the Orford Volunteer Fire Department for the use of that portion of the
property owned by the Orford Volunteer Fire Department on which the baseball
diamond is located, on the condition that the Town shall be responsible for the
costs of lawn care on such property and shall provide a Certificate of Insurance
to the Orford Fire Department Inc. naming the Orford Volunteer Fire Department
Inc. as an additional insured to protect it from claims arising from the use of the
baseball diamond.
A motion was made by Arthur Dennis and seconded by David Bischoff.
The article was passed by a voice vote in the affirmation.
ARTICLE 14:
To see if the Town will vote to adopt an exemption for the totally and permanently
disabled, as provided in RSA 72:37-b. The following question will appear on a
printed ballot to be distributed and voted on after the close of discussion:
"Shall we adopt an exemption for the totally and permanently disabled?
The exemption, based on assessed value, for qualified taxpayers shall be
$5,000. To qualify, the person must have been a New Hampshire resident
for at least 5 years and own and occupy the real estate individually or
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jointly, or if the real estate is owned by a spouse, they must have been
married for at least 5 years. In addition, the taxpayer must have a net
income of not more than $12,000 or, if married, a combined net income
of not more than $20,000; and own net assets not in excess of $30,000
excluding the value of the person's residence."
No motion was needed since voting by ballot.
Total Ballots Cast: 61 Yes: 52 No: 9
The article was passed.
ARTICLE 15:
To see if the Town will vote to designate that portion of Cole Farm Road from the
Orford/Piermont town line to its intersection with Indian Pond Road as a highway
to summer cottages, as provided in RSA 231 :81 .
A motion was made by David Bischoff and seconded by Robb Thomson.
A voice vote in the affirmation.
ARTICLE 16:
To see if the Town will vote to dissolve the Fire Truck/Tanker Capital Reserve
Fund and the Fire Truck (IH4WD) Capital Reserve Fund.
A motion was made by Robb Thomson and seconded by David Bischoff.
The article was passed by a voice vote.
ARTICLE 17:
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $11 ,207.17 to be
put in the Fire Truck Capital Reserve Fund. (This amount is the monies currently
in the Fire Truck/Tanker Capital Reserve Fund and the Fire Truck (IH4WD) Capital
Reserve Fund).
Robb Thomson made a motion to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of $1 1 ,1 03.77 plus accrued interest at the date of transfer to be put into the
Fire Truck Capital Reserve Fund. It was seconded by David Bischoff.
A voice vote in the affirmation.
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ARTICLE 18:
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for and receive Federal
Disaster Assistance Funds through the State Disaster Coordination Office and to
extend the funds so received to repair the damage done to town roads and/or
bridges caused by any disaster for which federal funds are available.
A motion was made by David Bischoff and seconded by Robb Thomson. Toni
Pease asked the Selectmen for a disaster drill to take place in the Town of Orford
within the year of 1995, to be eligible for the Federal Disaster Assistance Funds
through the State Disaster Coordination Office.
The article was passed by a voice vote.
ARTICLE 19:
To see if the Town will vote to change the term of the representative to the Board
of Trustees of the Orford Social Library from one year to three years.
A motion was made by Julia Fifield and seconded by Stephen Spottswood.
A voice vote in the affirmation.
ARTICLE 20:
To hear the reports of Agents, Auditors and Committees heretofore chosen and to
pass any vote relating thereto.
Robb Thomson discussed the developments with the Bean Brook Road bridge
and the acceptance of a bid of $94,692.20 with the LaTulippe Construction
Company from Ashland, New Hampshire. Reimbursement of 80% will be received
from the State and 10% will be reimbursed from the Town of Piermont. The construction
is to be completed by July 15, 1995.
A motion to pass over Article 20 was made by Allen Hebb and seconded by
Paul Goundrey.
A voice vote in the affirmation.
ARTICLE 21:
To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Laura Verry expressed her concern about the preservation of the Town Hall.
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10:47 PM. Recess for counting of elected Town Officers.
SELECTMAN: Three- Year Term
118 — Timothy R. Chase; 95 — Larry J. Norton. Write-ins: Allen
Waterbury, Jonathan Sands and Paul Messer each had one vote.
TAX COLLECTOR: One-Year Term
221 — Louise M. Mack. Write-ins: Judy Franklin and Theresa Taylor
each had two votes; Muriel Marsh and Deborah Matyka each had one vote.
TREASURER: Three-Year Term
Write-ins: 51 — Charles Peters; 9 — Joseph Arcolio; 8 — Edna Judy
Adams; 4 — Debbie Matyka; Robb Thomson and Judy Franklin each
had three votes; Larry Taylor, Louise Mack, Jane Hebb and Stephen
Spottswood each had two votes; Ron Taylor, Christine Thomson,
Dennis Streeter, Susan Taylor, Mary Taylor, Joyce McKee, Larry Norton,
John O'Brien, Bill McKee, Paul Dalton and Linda Aldrich each had one vote.
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS: Three- Year Term
131 — Paul Dalton. Write-ins: 9 — James Hook; Charles Waterbury,
Mark Marsh, Chase Kling, Charles Pierce, Paul Goundrey and Harold
Taylor each had three votes; Peter Thomson, Steve Spottswood, Bruce
Schwaegler, Doug Tifft, William Wilson, Judy Franklin, Virgil Mack and
Roger Hadlock each had two votes; Dave Thomson, Loretta Raynes,
Larry Taylor, Tom Thomson, Neil Johnston, Judy Parker, Paul Messer,
Allen Waterbury, Jan Timme, Emily Bryant, Herb Verry, Carl Schmidt,
Quentin Mack, Elizabeth Bischoff, Gene Dyke, Robert G. Palifka, Mike
Grady, Robert Palifka, John O'Brien, Deborah Merrill Sands, Randy
Perry, Debbie O'Brien, Ron Taylor, Joe Arcolio, Bill McKee, Charles
Peters, Larry Norton and Chuck Clifford each had one vote.
ROAD AGENT: One-Year Term
199 — James E. Fields. Write-ins: 19 — Peter Angwin; Larry Taylor,
Floyd Marsh, Alan Dyke, Mike Grady, Billy Wilson and Dennis Streeter
each had one vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 PM.
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The following officers were given the Oath of Office:
Louise Mack, Tax Collector and James Fields, Road Agent.
The ballots were sealed at 11:18 PM.
The foregoing is a true copy.
Attest: Deborah A. Williams-Matyka, Town Clerk
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TOWN OF ORFORD
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
August 2, 1995
The Special Town Meeting for the Town of Orford concerning the lawsuit brought
against the Town of Orford by Barbara Veghte Fowler and Richard Fowler,
landowners north of the Bean Brook Road Bridge, was called to order by the
Moderator, Peter Thomson at 7:04 PM in the Niles Meeting Room at the Orford
Town Office. The Moderator led the assembly in the Salute to the Flag and then
proceeded to read the Special Town Meeting Warrant, which was posted and
certified on July 13, 1995 by the Board of Selectmen: David F. Bischoff, Robb R.
Thomson, Timothy R. Chase and notarized by Gail Shipman.
Article 1: To see if the Town will vote to remove the following condition
included in the motion under Article 1 , to appropriate money at the
November 1994 Special Town Meeting to repair Bean Brook Bridge:
"the cost of the upgrading of the replacement bridge required to meet
the needs of new development north of the bridge shall be paid by the
developer and not by the Town."
Robb Thomson made a motion to remove the following condition included in the
motion under Article 1 to appropriate money at the November 1994 Special Town
Meeting to repair Bean Brook Bridge: "the cost of upgrading of the replacement
bridge required to meet the needs of new development north of the bridge shall
be paid by the developer and not by the Town." The motion was seconded by
David Bischoff.
There was discussion about the lawsuit and the boxholder, which was sent to all
Orford residents, and questions were raised about future developing north of the
Bean Brook Bridge. Planning Board member, Paul Dalton, spoke of the planning
board regulations of any proposed development and that the Town does have
legal abutter status to protect the Town.
The Selectmen were asked if the Article in the November 1994 Special Town
Meeting was properly warranted, which Selectman Robb Thomson replied that
the Article was properly warranted and that any article put before the assembly
can be amended, this Article was not and passed as stated.
The Moderator was asked to read the motion brought before the assembly and a
paper yes/no ballot was cast.
Total Ballots Cast: 37 Yes: 35 No: 2
The motion was passed.
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Article 2: To transact any other business that may legally come before said
meeting.
Selectman Robb Thomson wanted the room in which the Special Town Meeting
was taking place to be designated as the Niles Meeting Room, since the Lenore
Niles Trust Fund was used to refurnish this room, also to acknowledge that the
Boston Post Cane is on display in a case, made by Joe Arcolio, and a plaque stat-
ing the names of the holders of the Boston Post Cane.
There were questions about the 9 — 1 — 1 Enhanced System and when the Town
would be designated with house numbers. The Selectmen are still waiting to hear
from the State.
After no further discussion, a motion was made by Robb Thomson to adjourn the
meeting and seconded by David Bischoff.
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.
The foregoing is a true copy.
Attest: Deborah Williams-Matyka, Town Clerk
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TOWN OF ORFORD
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF ORFORD, County of Grafton, in said
State, qualified to vote in Town Affairs:
You are hereby notified to meet at Memorial Hall in said Orford on Tuesday the
12th of March next at seven o'clock in the evening to act on the following subjects:
ARTICLE 1.
To choose all necessary Town Officers. The polls will be open from four o'clock in
the afternoon and will close no earlier than nine o'clock in the evening for you to
cast your ballot for the following officers:
Moderator 2-Year Term
Selectman 3- Year Term
Selectman 1 -Year Term
Supervisor of the Checklist 6-Year Term
Tax Collector 1 -Year Term
Town Clerk 3- Year Term
Road Agent 1 -Year Term
Planning Board Member 3-Year Term
Planning Board Member 3-Year Term
Planning Board Member 2-Year Term
and to vote for anything that may be on your ballot.
ARTICLE 2.
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $474,146 (Four
hundred, seventy-four thousand, one hundred and forty-six dollars) to include the
following budget items:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Executive $ 29,200.00
Election 15,000.00
Financial Administration 15,000.00
Revaluation of Property 1 ,500.00
Legal Expenses 20,000.00
Planning 5,710.00
General Government Buildings 8,240.00
Cemeteries 6,000.00
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Insurance $ 10,000.00
Regional Association 937.00
Personnel Administration 23,000.00
Contingency Fund 4,000.00
PUBLIC SAFETY
Police $ 26,000.00
Ambulance 14,495.00
Fire Department 17,100.00
Emergency Management 300.00
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Highways 110,300.00
Bridges 6,000.00
Street Lighting 4,300.00
SANITATION
Solid Waste Collection 4,680.00
Solid Waste Disposal 29,000.00
HEALTH
Pest Control 1 ,000.00
Health Agency 5,225.00
WELFARE
Direct Assistance 3,330.00
Intergovernmental Welfare 1,690.00
CULTURE AND RECREATION
Parks and Playgrounds 10,600.00
Libraries 12,480.00
Patriotic Purposes 175.00
CONSERVATION
Other Conservation 1 25.00
DEBT SERVICE
Principal - Long Term Bonds 18,000.00
Interest - Long Term Bonds 6,540.00
Interest - Tax Anticipation Note 5,000.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Buildings
Building Improvements 2,000.00
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Improvements Other Than Buildings
Restoration of Town Records 2,319.00
Road Name Signs 1 ,000.00
Fire Department Radios 2,200.00
Town Signs 700.00
OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT
Payments to Capital Reserve Funds:
Fire Truck 14,000.00
Truck #1 6,000.00
Truck #2 4,000.00
Grader 6,000.00
Loader 7,000.00
Bridge Replacement 10,000.00
Police Cruiser 4,000.00
(Under RSA 32:5 V, the Selectmen are required to indicate whether or not
they approve of an appropriation which appears as part of a special warrant
article. The notation at the end of the following money articles gives the opin-
ion of the majority of the Board.)
ARTICLE 3.
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $11,500.00 (eleven
thousand five hundred dollars) for the purchase of a new tractor and mower
and to authorize the withdrawal of $7,750.00 (seven thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars) from the Tractor Mower Capital Reserve Fund. (The
Selectmen recommend this article.)
ARTICLE 4.
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 (twelve
thousand dollars) to accomplish one of the following with the Town Hall:
a. Paint, put on a new roof and make other necessary repairs.
b. Remove the building and keep the land.
c. Sell the building and land by sealed bid.
(The Selectmen do not recommend the money portion of this article.)
ARTICLE 5.
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 (twenty
thousand dollars) for paving projects. (The Selectmen recommend this article.)
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ARTICLE 6.
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $30,000.00 (thirty
thousand dollars) to hire a third man for the Town Highway crew. (This sum would
cover wages, federal taxes, worker's compensation insurance and health
insurance.) (The Selectmen do not recommend this article.)
ARTICLE 7.
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the interest, $5,453.00 (five thousand
four hundred fifty-three dollars), from the Lenore Niles Trust Fund for the purpose
of planting trees on town owned property, improving community facilities and
sponsoring organizations of Orford with financial aid for opportunities that
otherwise might be unattainable. (The Selectmen recommend this article.)
ARTICLE 8.
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 (four thousand
dollars) for the purpose of repairing the spillway at Indian Pond and replacing the
bridge on Indian Pond Road under which the pond drains. (The Selectmen
recommend this article.)
ARTICLE 9.
To see if the Town will vote to establish an Expendable Trust Fund, in accordance
with RSA 31:19A, for improvements to town owned property (in the amount of
$200.00 (two hundred dollars) and to authorize the use and transfer of this
amount from the December 31, 1995 fund balance for this purpose.) Both the
principal and interest of this fund are expendable. (The Selectmen recommend
this article.)
ARTICLE 10.
To see if the Town will vote to dissolve the Improvements for Handicapped
Accessibility Capital Reserve Fund.
ARTICLE 11.
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $157.00 (one hundred
fifty-seven dollars) plus accrued interest to be put in the Town Buildings Capital
Reserve Fund. (This amount is the monies currently in the Handicapped
Accessibility Capital Reserve Fund.) (The Selectmen recommend this article.)
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ARTICLE 12.
To see if the Town will vote to designate Tillotson Falls Road as a highway to
summer cottages, as provided in RSA 231 :81 .
ARTICLE 13.
(By Petition) Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 72:35, IV for an optional
tax credit on taxes due on residential property for a service-connected
total disability? The optional tax credit is $1,400 (fourteen hundred dollars),
rather than $700 (seven hundred dollars).
ARTICLE 14.
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to apply for and receive
Federal Disaster Assistance Funds through the State Disaster Coordination
Office and to expend the funds so received to repair the damage done to
town roads and/or bridges caused by any disaster for which federal funds
are available.
ARTICLE 15.
To hear the reports of Agents, Auditors and Committees heretofore chosen and to
pass any vote relating thereto.
ARTICLE 16.
To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Given under our hand and seal at Orford the 7th day of February in the
year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six.
David Bischoff
Timothy Chase
Paul J. Goundrey
Board of Selectmen, Town of Orford
A true copy attest:
Attest:
David Bischoff
Timothy Chase
Paul J. Goundrey
Board of Selectmen, Town of Orford
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BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF ORFORD
Actual
PURPOSE OF Appropriations
Expenditures
Appropriations
APPROPRIATION
1995
1995
1996
Acct.
No.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
4130
Executive $
24,875.
$ 25,618.01
$ 29,200.
4140
Election, Registration, &
Vital Statistics
5,200.
3,969.85
15,000.
4150
Financial Administration
15,000.
14,480.30
15,000.
4152
Revaluation of Property
550.
1,285.95
1,500.
4153
Legal Expense
4,500.
9,250.69
20,000.
4155
Personnel Administration
28,000.
25,293.08
23,000.
4191
Planning and Zoning
5,770.
4,570.14
5,710.
4194
General Government Building
8,000.
7,986.19
8,240.
4195
Cemeteries
5,000.
5,842.99
6,000.
4196
Insurance
10,000.
12,792.00
10,000.
4197
Advertising and
Regional Associations
937.
937.00
937.
4199
Other General Government
PUBLIC SAFETY
4,000.
1,018.50
4,000.
4210
Police
33,605.
32,035.22
26,000.
4215
Ambulance
12,096.
12,096.00
14,495.
4220
Fire
16,500.
17,965.94
17,100.
4290
Emergency Management
HIGHWAYS AND STREETS
100.
50.38
300.
4312
Highways and Streets
122,000.
121,570.60
110,300.
4313
Bridges
6,000.
5,061.53
6,000.
4316
Street Lighting
SANITATION
4,300.
3,997.61
4,300.
4323
Solid Waste Collection
4,680.
4,680.00
4,680.
4324
Solid Waste Disposal
HEALTH
27,500.
29,149.38
29,000.
4414
Pest Control
600.
578.46
1 ,000.
4415
Health Agencies and
Hospitals
5,125.
5,125.00
5,225.
WELFARE
4442
Direct Assistance
3,330.
986.12
3,330.
4444
Intergovernmental
Welfare Payments
OTALS (carry to top of next page) $
1 ,690.
1 ,304.00
1,690.
SUBT
349,358.
$ 347,644.94
$ 362,007.
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BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF ORFORD — 2
Actual
PURPOSE OF Appropriations Expenditures Appropriations
APPROPRIATION 1995 1995 1996
SUBTOTALS (from previous page) $ 349,358. $ 347,644.94 $ 362,007.
Acct.
No. CULTURE AND RECREATION
4520 Parks and Recreation $ 10,300. $ 11,294.11 $ 10,600.
4550 Library 11,070. 12,122.82 12,480.
4583 Patriotic Purposes 175. 54.16 175.
CONSERVATION
4619 Other Conservation 125. 0.00 125.
DEBT SERVICE
4711 Principal — Long Term
4721
4723
4901
4902
4903
4909
Bonds & Notes
10,000.
10,000.00
18,000
Interest — Long Term
Bonds & Notes
1,355.
1,355.00
6,540
Interest on TAN
10,000.
1,251.36
5,000
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Land and Improvements
24,000
Mach., Veh., & Equip.
147,300.
118,789.04
13,700
Buildings
9,000.
7,629.59
2,000
Improvements Other
than Buildings
49,967.
6,162.99
9,472
OPERATING TRANSFERS
OUT
4915 To Capital Reserve Fund 54,000. 54,000.00 51,000.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $ 652,650. $ 570,504.01 $ 515,099.
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BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF ORFORD — 3
Estimated
Actual
Estimated
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
SOURCE OF REVENUE
1995
1995
1996
Acct.
No.
TAXES
3120
Land Use Change Taxes
$ 497.
$ 1,112.
$ 1 ,000.
3185
Yield Taxes
18,000.
21,218.
18,000.
3186
Payment in Lieu of Taxes
1 ,000.
898.
900.
3190
Interest & Penalties on Delinquent Taxes 40,000.
71,089.
70,000.
LICENSES, PERMITS AND FEES
3210
Business Licenses and Permits
850.
618.
500.
3220
Motor Vehicle Permit Fees
102,000.
103,773.
103,000.
3290
Other Licenses, Permits and Fees
FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
2,000.
1 ,858.
2,000.
3319
Other
FROM STATE
2,063.
4,781.
3351
Shared Revenue
17,260.
37,013.
17,000.
3353
Highway Block Grant
39,719.
39,719.
39,000.
3359
Other (Including Railroad Tax)
FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT
104,612.
10,000.
3379
Intergovernmental Revenues
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
1 ,500.
11,334.
3401
Income from Departments
1 ,800.
7,482.
7,500.
3409
Other Charges
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES
3,250.
3,807.
3,800.
3501
Sale of Municipal Property
2,025.
1,125.
3502
Interest on Investments
4,500.
7,454.
6,000.
3509
Other
7,703.
INTERFUND OPERATING TRANSFERS IN
114,269.
3915
Capital Reserve Fund
87,000.
7,750.
3916
Trust and Agency Funds
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
9,084.
500.
5,453.
3934
Proc. from Long Term Notes & Bonds
98,000.
98,000.
TOTAL REVENUES AND CREDITS
$430,548.
$638,365.
$291,903.
Total Appropriations
$515,099.
Less: Amount of Estimated Revenues, Exclusive of Property Taxes
291,903.
Amount of Taxes to be Raised (Exclusive of School and County Taxes)
$223,196.
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BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT FOR 1995
The Budget Committee has worked with the Selectmen during the several rounds
of budget request presentations, other working meetings, and the noticed formal
hearing with public discussion as required by the State. We now agree with the
proposed budget for 1996.
Some increases and decreases in items are worthy of note. Legal expenses
are expected to dramatically increase because of several lawsuits. Election costs
are also up (it is an election year), police costs are down due to not having a
police chief. Borrowing money in anticipation of taxes cost $8,700 less than
appropriated in 1995 due to twice a year tax billing, allowing another reduction for
the 1996 budget. The highway budget appears down, but separate warrant
articles for paving and an extra person could add $50,000 to that budget.
Three other warrant articles deal with repairs to the Town Hall roof, a new mower
for Parks and Playgrounds, and rebuilding the dam at Indian Pond, potentially
adding $28,000 more to the budget. If these five warrant articles all pass, they will
add $78,000 of cost to the budget,
The bottom line is that the budget for 1996 is about 21% less than for 1995
without the five warrant articles. If all five articles are passed, the budget for
1996 will still be roughly 9% less than appropriated last year. Two major factors
have caused this to come about: First, money for purchasing a fire truck and
reappraisal are not appropriated this year. Second, much hard work and care
have been put into the individual department budgets by the people responsible
for them.
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DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN
EXECUTIVE
AT&T $ 37.98
Bischoff, David 692.62
Bischoff, David F. 100.00
Business Management Systems 296.80
Butterworth Legal Publishers 162.60
Chase, Timothy 692.62
Chase, Timothy A. 1 00.00
Cottonstone Farm 12.00
Flowers from the Heart 37.00
Gnomon Copy 162.50
Goundrey, Paul 346.31
Goundrey, Paul J. 50.00
Grafton County Probate Court 8.00
Homestead Press 16.48
Lebanon Graphics, Inc. 3,618.50
Magee Greydon Freeman 517.13
McKee, William 206.90
Michie Butterworth 373.05
NH Government Finance Officers Association 25.00
NHMA 550.00
NYNEX 655.18
Postmaster, Town of Orford 422.00
Register of Deeds 1 1 7.60
Reliable 14.99
Selectmen, Petty Cash 65.62
Shipman, Gail 13,728.98
Shipman, Gail T 314.41
Staples 38.72
Thomson, Robb 346.31
Thomson, Robb R. 50.00
Twin State Typewriter 45.00
Valley News 80.58
Viking Office Products 111.41
WGSB 60.00
WGSB, Federal Taxes 1,561.72
TOTAL $ 25,618.01
ELECTION
Arcolio, Sally $ 31 .88
AT&T 13.84
Brown, Ruth 42.50
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DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 2
ELECTION (continued)
Flowers from the Heart $ 1 1 .73
Harrington, Priscilla 42.50
Journal — Opinion 41 .44
Mack, Helen 31.88
Magee Greydon Freeman 171.10
Mischissin, Ann 71.12
Mount Cube Press 1 1 4.50
National Fire Protection Association 40.65
National Market Reports 122.00
NH City & Town Clerks' Association 20.00
NHTCA/NHCTCA Joint Certification Program 90.00
NYNEX 524.16
Orford Girls Softball 50.00
Parker, Jude 31 .88
Peters, Julie 30.81
Rapelyea, Dora 18.50
Selectmen, Petty Cash 6.56
Sheraton Inn North Conway 160.00
Thomson, Christine 20.65
Thomson, Peter M. 45.50
Trend Business Forms 51 .42
Tuck Press 76.00
Twin State Typewriter 30.15
Valley News 41 .00
Verry, Laura 51.02
Viking Office Products 1 1 6.77
WGSB, Federal Taxes 109.59
Williams-Matyka, Deborah 1,200.52
Williams-Matyka, Deborah A. 560.18
TOTAL $ 3,969.85
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
Arcolio, Joseph $ 476.15
Business Management Systems 296.80
Cottonstone Farm 25.00
Fairlee Title Abstracting 480.00
Gemforms 464.69
Homestead Press 18.46
Mack, Louise 10,915.64
Peters, Charles 928.24
Postmaster, Town of Orford 224.00
Selectmen, Petty Cash 3.20
35
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 3
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION (continued)
The Margate on Winnipesaukee $ 277.24
WGSB 332.63
WGSB, Federal Taxes 38.25
TOTAL $ 14,480.30
REVALUATION OF PROPERTY
Butman, Richard $ 461.75
Cole Layer Trumble Co. 750.00
Cottonstone Farm 25.00
Oakes Bros. 4.95
Selectmen, Petty Cash 6.00
WGSB, Federal Taxes 38.25
TOTAL $ 1,285.95
LEGAL EXPENSE
Gardner & Fulton $ 7,825.17
Skey, Dumont & Matejek 1 ,425.52
TOTAL $ 9,250.69
PLANNING
Hodgson Sales $ 329.95
Register of Deeds 210.32
UVLSRPC 3,978.60
Valley News 51.27
TOTAL $ 4,570.14
Subdivision Fees (196.00)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
$ 4,374.14
Cottonstone Farm $ 1 1 .00
CVEC 1,261.56
Fogg's Hardware 151.64
Johnson & Dix 1,107.34
Piermont Carpet Service 35.00
Pike, Betty 629.09
Schwarz, George 1 ,385.00
Selectmen, Petty Cash 72.80
Shipman, Gail T 305.21
Tom's Auto Repair 1 54.00
36
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 4
GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS (continued)
Twin State Door $ 1 ,684.44
Valley Floors Paint & Wallpaper 1,089.11
Whitcher, Randy 100.00
TOTAL $ 7,986.19
Niles Fund (500.00)
CEMETERY
$ 7,486.19
Johnson & Dix $ 101.25
Orford Cemetery Commission 5,000.00
WGSB, Federal Taxes 741 .74
TOTAL $ 5,842.99
Reimbursement Gas (101.25)
Federal Taxes (741 .74)
$ 5,000.00
INSURANCE
NHMA PLIT Inc. $ 12,792.00
TOTAL $ 12,792.00
Refund NHMA PLIT Inc. (6,1 39.33)
Orford Social Library (237.00)
Orford Volunteer Fire Department (249.00)
REGIONAL ASSOCIATION
$ 6,166.67
UVLSRPC $ 937.00
TOTAL $ 937.00
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
Compensation Funds of NH $ 436.00
Internal Revenue Service 2,885.25
NH Retirement System 880.07
NHMA Insurance Trust 13,995.68
WGSB, Federal Taxes 7,096.08
TOTAL $ 25,293.08
Refund Compensation Funds of NH (1 ,670.34)
IRS Refund (737.42)
WGSB Refund (605.09)
$ 22,280.23
37
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 5
OTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT (CONTINGENCY FUND)
Saborn Surveying Inc. $ 1,018.50
TOTAL $ 1,018.50
POLICE
AT&T $ 62.40
Butterworth Legal Publishers 76.00
Camera Shop of Hanover 65.70
Dynamic Designs 38.00
Flowers from the Heart 11 .72
Fogg's Hardware 27.29
Jarvis, Harold 21,261.60
Johnson & Dix 912.42
Magee Greydon Freeman 171.11
NH Retirement System 2,650.92
NYNEX 699.36
Orford Servicenter 225.46
Ossipee Mountain Electronics 156.42
PermaLine Corp. 110.37
Postmaster, Town of Orford 32.00
Selectmen, Petty Cash 34.42
Standard Forms 19.91
Town of Hanover 1 ,21 6.52
Treasurer, State of NH 50.00
Twin State Typewriter 153.36
Village Auto Parts 43.00
WGSB, Federal Taxes 4,01 7.24
TOTAL $ 32,035.22
Pistol Permits (91.84)
$ 31,943.38
AMBULANCE
Upper Valley Ambulance $ 12,096.00
TOTAL $ 12,096.00
FIRE
Conway Associates Inc. $ 4,555.00
Dennis, Arthur 365.00
Dynamic Designs 65.00
Fairlee Fire Brigade 250.00
Godfrey, Wayne 102.00
Grady, Michael 150.00
38
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 6
FIRE (continued)
Hartov. Alexander
Hebb. Allen
Hill, Gary
Hook, James
Johnson & Dix
NH Department of Safety
Orford Volunteer Fire Department
Philip W. Noyes Co.
Pierce Enterprises
Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department
Pufco
Sanborn, Franklin
Sanborn, Steve
Saulsbury Fire Equipment Co.
Shomer Tec
Shur Auto Parts
Taylor, Larry
The Shooter's Shop
Thetford Volunteer Fire Department
Town of Hanover
Treasurer, State of NH
Tri -State Fire Protection
Upper Valley Ambulance
UVRESA Inc.
Village Auto Parts
TOTAL
Fire Warden Training
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Selectmen, Petty Cash
TOTAL
HIGHWAY
Alice Sayre, Gravel
Angwin, Peter
AT&T
B-B Chain Inc.
Beane, Charles
Blackmount Equipment
Blaktop
Bond Auto Parts
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$
138.00
126.00
60.00
96.00
151.21
20.00
2,600.00
1 ,895.00
564.30
95.00
176.25
210.00
279.00
3,771.92
262.00
41.99
66.00
205.00
20.00
1,216.50
121.00
54.80
37.67
110.00
161.30
$
17,965.94
(20.00)
$
17,945.94
$
50.38
$
50.38
$
2,654.10
5,631.77
40.32
320.00
14,325.84
171.66
556.05
216.32
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 7
HIGHWAY (continued)
Burtco $ 4,171.44
Cargill Salt 7,694.19
CDL Repair Service 193.00
Connecticut Valley Trucking 1 ,41 5.00
CR McLoud & Sons 26.45
CVEC 628.27
Dave's Fabricating 350.00
Davis & Swanson 1 ,278.28
Don's Auto Repair 20.00
Dynamic Designs 158.00
ET&HKIde 157.70
EW Sleeper 768.03
Fields, James 17,008.56
Fields, James E. 97.47
Fields, John 24.01
Fogg's Hardware 1 ,21 6.02
Future Supply Corp. 1 ,098.69
Grappone Industrial Inc. 1,813.88
Hadlock Logging & Land Clearing 52.50
Hews & Co. Inc. 487.30
Howard P. Fairfield Inc. 430.00
Johnson & Dix 5,826.54
Kibby Equipment 1 ,071 .25
Kidder's Automotive 880.00
King, Arthur 42.02
Lawson Products Inc. 660.67
Linrock Inc. 3,378.50
Merriam Graves Corp. 212.80
Morton Bailey Construction 3,418.00
NH Bituminous Co. Inc. 11,386.48
NH Public Works Association 25.00
North Country Equipment Corp. 77.23
Northern Petroleum 589.36
Novaband America Inc. 149.30
Nutter Jr., Theodore 792.06
NYNEX 615.60
Parker, Ralph 48.03
Perry's Oil Service Inc. 545.91
Pierce Enterprises 42.59
Pierson, Richard 801.79
Portland Glass 265.39
Power, Kyle 2,490.09
Selectmen, Petty Cash 18.54
40
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 8
HIGHWAY (continued)
SG Reed Truck Services $ 114.52
ShurAuto Parts 270.00
Southworth Milton 766.67
Strout, James 2,432.70
Summer Tire Inc. 1 ,229.95
Tony's Auto Body 51 7.60
Tool Barn Inc. 45.00
Townline Equipment Sales 332.75
Treasurer, State of NH 990.50
Tuck Press 38.00
Upper Valley Equipment Rentals 165.00
Valley News 41.58
Village Auto Parts 498.10
WB & RL Martin 3,748.78
WGSB, Federal Taxes 1 0,541 .03
Whitcher, Randy 2,860.00
Wilson Tire 636.42
TOTAL $121,570.60
Reimbursement — NHMA PLIT Inc. (517.60)
BRIDGES
$ 121,053.00
Connecticut Valley Trucking $ 400.00
Derby Mountain Construction 280.00
Fogg's Hardware 1 ,21 0.90
Mountainview Lumber 1 , 1 68.80
Ruggles Engineering Services 348.50
Southworth Milton 1 ,533.33
Tool Barn Inc. 120.00
TOTAL
STREET LIGHTING
CVEC
TOTAL
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
Floyd Marsh Rubbish Removal
TOTAL
$
5,061.53
$
3,997.61
$
3,997.61
$
4,680.00
$
4,680.00
41
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 9
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
Floyd Marsh Rubbish Removal $ 1 ,392.00
North Country Environmental Services 27,602.23
Reliable 155.15
TOTAL $ 29,149.38
$
25,804.38
$
188.43
65.30
70.08
2.50
72.90
168.00
11.25
Sale of Trash Tickets (3,345.00)
PEST CONTROL
Daisey, Roy
Homestead Press
LHS Associates
Selectmen, Petty Cash
The J. P. Cooke Co.
Upper Valley Humane Society
WGSB, Federal Taxes
TOTAL
HEALTH AGENCIES
VNAVNH
TOTAL
INTERGOVERNMENTAL WELFARE
Community Action Outreach Program $ 504.00
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council 800.00
$
578.46
$
5,125.00
$
5,125.00
TOTAL $ 1 ,304.00
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
Arthur Whitcomb Inc. $ 70.14
Brooks, Keith 4,407.11
CVEC 229.80
ET&HKIde 13.00
Farm Plan 1 ,884.82
Fillian, Randy 42.57
Floyd Marsh Rubbish Removal 400.00
Fogg's Hardware 1 38.60
Hook, Brenda 60.00
Johnson & Dix 82.85
K & R Portable Toilets 1 ,485.00
Mountainview Lumber 93.60
Orford Servicenter 10.00
42
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 10
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS (continued)
Orford Ski Program
Pierce Enterprises
Treasurer, State of NH
Valley News
WGSB, Federal Taxes
Young, LiLing
$
800.00
176.85
41.00
40.88
678.38
639.51
TOTAL
$
11,294.11
LIBRARIES
Orford Free Library
Orford Social Library
WGSB, Federal Taxes
$
6,360.00
4,710.00
1,052.82
TOTAL
$
12,122.82
Reimbursement
Federal Taxes
(1,052.82)
$
11,070.00
PATRIOTIC PURPOSES
North Country Flag Co.
$
54.16
TOTAL
$
54.16
BOND PRINCIPAL
Shawmut Bank
$
10,000.00
TOTAL
$
10,000.00
BOND INTEREST
Shawmut Bank
$
1 ,355.00
TOTAL
NTEREST
$
1 ,355.00
TAX ANTICIPATION NOTE I
WGSB
$
1,251.36
TOTAL
)R VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
$
1,251.36
CAPITAL OUTLAY — MOTC
Devine, Millimet & Branch $ 742.29
Greenwood Fire Apparatus 75,000.00
Howard P. Fairfield Inc. 2,142.00
Navistar Financial Corp. 38,873.00
43
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS BY ORDER OF SELECTMEN — 1 1
CAPITAL OUTLAY — MOTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT (continued)
NH Municipal Bond Bank 2,000.00
Selectmen, Petty Cash 31.75
TOTAL $ 118,789.04
$
20,789.04
$
850.00
978.03
85.40
5,716.16
Fire Truck Bond (98,000.00)
CAPITAL OUTLAY — BUILDINGS
Cloud, David
Fogg's Hardware
J.D. Electric
Matt's Painting & Odd Jobs
TOTAL $ 7,629.59
CAPITAL OUTLAY — NOT BUILDINGS
Brown's River Bindery $ 2,798.00
Everett Sports Center 500.00
Fogg's Hardware 5.99
Magee Greydon Freeman 2,160.00
Treasurer, State of NH 699.00
TOTAL $ 6,162.99
Niles Fund (500.00)
CAPITAL RESERVE FUNDS
$ 5,662.99
Trustee of Trust Funds $ 54,000.00
TOTAL $ 54,000.00
44
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION
Voted by the Town of ORFORD on March 14, 1995
This is to certify that the information contained in this report was taken from
official records and is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. RSA 21-J:34.
Selectmen of the Town of Orford April 5, 1995
PURPOSE OF APPROPRIATION
Acct.
No. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
4130
Executive
4140
Election, Registration, & Vital Statistics
4150
Financial Administration
4152
Revaluation of Property
4153
Legal Expense
4155
Personnel Administration
4191
Planning and Zoning
4194
General Government Building
4195
Cemeteries
4196
Insurance
4197
Advertising and Regional Associations
4199
Other General Government
PUBLIC SAFETY
4210
Police
4215
Ambulance
4220
Fire
4290
Emergency Management
HIGHWAYS AND STREETS
4312 Highways and Streets
4313 Bridges
4316 Street Lighting
SANITATION
4323 Solid Waste Collection
4324 Solid Waste Disposal
HEALTH
4414 Pest Control
4415 Health Agencies and Hospitals
WELFARE
4442 Direct Assistance
4444 Intergovernmental Welfare Payments
SUBTOTAL (carry to top of next page) ' $ 349,358.
45
W.A.
For Use by
No.
Municipality
2
$ 24,875.
2
5,200.
2
15,000.
2
550.
2
4,500.
2
28,000.
2
5,770.
2
8,000.
2
5,000.
2
10,000.
2
937.
2
4,000.
2
33,605.
2
12,096.
2
16,500.
2
100.
2
122,000.
2
6,000.
2
4,300.
2
4,680.
2
27,500.
2
600.
2
5,125.
2
3,330.
2
1,690.
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION — 2
Voted by the Town of ORFORD on March 14, 1995
PURPOSE OF APPROPRIATION
W.A.
No.
For Use by
Municipality
SUBTOTAL (from previous page)
Acct.
No. CULTURE AND RECREATION
4520 Parks and Recreation
4550 Library
4583 Patriotic Purposes
CONSERVATION
4619 Other Conservation
DEBT SERVICE
4711 Principal — Long Term Bonds & Notes
4721 Interest — Long Term Bonds & Notes
4723 Interest on TAN
CAPITAL OUTLAY
4901 Land and Improvements
4902 Mach., Veh., & Equip.
4903 Buildings
4909 Improvements Other than Buildings
OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT
4915 To Capital Reserve Fund
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS
$ 349,358.
$ 10,300.
11,070.
175.
125.
2
10,000
2
1,355
2
10,000
7
3,969
2,3
147,300
2,4
9,000
2,6
45,998
54,000.
$ 652,650.
46
STATEMENT OF REVISED ESTIMATED REVENUES
For the Town of ORFORD — 1995
Reserved
For Use by For Use by Dept.
SOURCE OF REVENUE Municipality Of Revenue
Acct.
No. TAXES
3120 Land Use Change Taxes
3185 Yield Taxes
3186 Payment in Lieu of Taxes
3190 Interest & Penalties on Delinquent Taxes
LICENSES, PERMITS AND FEES
3210 Business Licenses and Permits
3220 Motor Vehicle Permit Fees
3290 Other Licenses, Permits and Fees
FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
3319 Other
FROM STATE
3351
3353
3379
Shared Revenue
Highway Block Grant
FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT
Intergovernmental Revenues
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
3934 Proc. from Long Term Notes & Bonds
SUBTOTAL
General Fund Balance
Unreserved Fund Balance $ 80,889
Fund Balance to be Retained 60,889
Fund Balance Remaining
to be Used to Reduce Taxes 20,000
TOTAL REVENUES AND CREDITS "
REQUESTED OVERLAY $ 13,500
$ 497
18,000
1,000
40,000
850
102,000
2,000
2,063
17,260
39,719
1,500
3401
3409
Income from Departments
Other Charges
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES
1,800
3,250
3501
3502
Sale of Municipal Property
Interest on Investments
INTERFUND OPERATING TRANSFERS IN
2,025
4,500
3915
3916
Capital Reserve Fund
Trust and Agency Funds
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
87,000
9,084
98,000
$ 430,548
$ 20,000
$ 450,548
47
SUMMARY INVENTORY OF VALUATION
Town of ORFORD in Grafton County
This is to certify that the information contained in this report was taken from
official records and is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. RSA 21-J:34.
Selectmen of the Town of Orford August 30, 1995
1995
Assessed
CATEGORY Acres Valuation Totals
VALUE OF LAND ONLY
Current Use (At Current Use Values) 23,960
Residential 15,903
Commercial/Industrial 4.5
Total of Taxable Land
Tax Exempt & Non-Taxable ($574,150)
$
823,060
6,291,960
12,500
$
7,127,520
VALUE OF BUILDINGS ONLY
Residential
Manufactured Housing
Commercial/Industrial
Total of Taxable Buildings
Tax Exempt & Non-Taxable ($1 ,958,200)
$25,275,716
566,700
548,000
$ 26,390,416
PUBLIC UTILITIES — ELECTRIC
New England Power Co.
New Hampshire Electric Coop
Connecticut Valley Electric
Total of Electric Utilities
$
226,850
290,600
208,800
$
726,250
VALUATION BEFORE EXEMPTIONS
$ 34,244,186
BLIND EXEMPTIONS (1)
$
15,000
ELDERLY EXEMPTIONS (8)
$
83,100
Expanded Elderly Exemptions (since 1986):
5 at $ 5,000
3 at $20,000
TOTAL & PERMANENTLY DISABLED
EXEMPTIONS (2)
$
TED
10,000
$
$:
TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF EXEMPTIONS
108,100
NET VALUATION ON WHICH TAX RATE IS COMPU
34,136,086
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SUMMARY INVENTORY OF VALUATION — 2
Town of ORFORD in Grafton County
REVENUES RECEIVED FROM PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY
State and Federal Forest Land, Recreation, and/or
Flood Control Land
$ 1 ,000
TAX CREDIT
Totally and permanently disabled
veterans, their spouses or widows,
and the widows of veterans who
died or were killed on active duty
Other war service credits
TOTAL NUMBER AND AMOUNT
Limits
Number
$700/$1,400 3
$50/$100 55
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ESTIMATED
TAX CREDITS
$2,100
2,750
$ 4,850
CURRENT USE REPORT
CATEGORY
Farm Land
Forest Land
Unproductive Land
Total Number of Acres Exempted Under Current Use
Total Number of Acres Taken Out of Current Use During Year
TOTAL
NO. OF ACRES
1 ,529.
21,430.
1,001.
23,960.
6.5
Total Number of Acres Receiving the 20% Recreational Assessment 12,457.
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1995 TAX RATE CALCULATION
Town of ORFORD
TAX RATES
Appropriations
652,650
Less: Revenues
450,548
Less: Shared Revenues
3,591
Add: Overlay
13,403
War Service Credits
4,850
Net Town Appropriation
216,764
Special Adjustment
Approved Town/City Tax Effort
Municipal Tax Rate
— SCHOOL PORTION —
Due to Local School 1 ,41 5,384
Due to Regional School
Less: Shared Revenues 23,288
Net School Appropriation
Special Adjustment
Approved School(s) Tax Effort
School (s) Tax Rate
— COUNTY PORTION —
216,764
1 ,392,096
1,392,096
Due to County
Less: Shared Revenues
90,247
1,178
Net County Appropriation
Special Adjustment
Approved County Tax Effort
County Tax Rate
COMBINED TAX RATE
Total Property Taxes Assessed
— COMMITMENT ANALYSIS
Total Property Taxes Assessed
Less: War Service Credits
Add: Village District Commitment(s)
Total Property Tax Commitment
— PROOF OF RATE —
89,069
Net Assessed Valuation
34,136,086
Treasurer:
Town Clerk:
Tax Rate
49.74
89,069
1 ,697,929
1,697,929
(4,850)
1,693,079
Assessment
1,697,929
1996 BOND REQUIREMENT
63,000 Tax Collector:
15,000 Trustees of Trust Funds:
6.35
40.78
2.61
49.74
59,000
77,000
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SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION
VALUE
Old Town Hall, Land and Buildings
Library, Land and Building
Furniture and Equipment
Police
Equipment
Fire Department
Equipment
Highway Department, Land and Buildings
Equipment
Materials and Supplies
Parks, Commons and Playgrounds
Town Office Building and Land
Furniture and Equipment
Schools, Land and Buildings
Equipment
Cemeteries
All Land and Buildings Acquired through Tax Collector's Deeds
$ 81,500.00
80,000.00
7,000.00
24,350.00
195,500.00
45,900.00
270,000.00
8,000.00
71,800.00
124,700.00
6,000.00
1 ,056,400.00
530,100.00
23,000.00
43,350.00
8-29-16
8-29-50
8-29-42
8-29-18
8-29-41
8-29-29
8-29-39
8-29-40
8-29-45
8-29-30
8-29-49
8-20-48
8-29-15
8-31-54
$ 2,800.00
4,100.00
3,800.00
2,800.00
4,100.00
4,100.00
4,100.00
4,100.00
3,000.00
2,250.00
4,100.00
4,100.00
4,100.00
5,800.00
TOTAL
$ 2,577,500.00
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STATEMENT OF BONDED DEBT
TOWN OF ORFORD
December 31, 1995
Showing Annual Maturity of Outstanding Bond
FIRE TRUCK BOND (1989) — 6.75%
Maturities Original Amount $ 81 ,000.00
1996 10,000.00
TOTAL $10,000.00
FIRE TRUCK BOND (1995) — 5.25%
Maturities Original Amount $ 98,000.00
1996 $ 8,000.00
1997 10,000.00
1998 10,000.00
1999 10,000.00
2000 10,000.00
2001 10,000.00
2002 10,000.00
2003 10,000.00
2004 10,000.00
2005 10,000.00
TOTAL $98,000.00
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AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE
As of 2-5-96
This is to certify that I have audited the various Town Officers' books for the fiscal
year ending 12-31-95 as required by State law and have found them to be
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
The Trustee of the Funds' books were not available as of my certification date in
1 994 but were subsequently reviewed and found to be in order. The Trustee of the
Funds audit for 1995 has not yet been completed. Certification will be made
available as soon as that audit is completed.
Joseph J. Arcolio
TOWN OF ORFORD AUDITOR
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TREASURER'S REPORT
In Account with
The Town of ORFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Cash on Hand January 1, 1995
State of New Hampshire
Municipal Bond
Louise Mack, Tax Collector
1995 Property Tax
1995 Yield Tax
Previous Years' Property Tax
Interest Collected
Tax Sale Redeemed
Cost of Tax Sale
Land Use Change Tax
Deborah Williams-Matyka, Town Clerk
Motor Vehicle Registration
Boat Registration
Dog Licenses
Marriage Licenses
Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank
Tax Anticipation Note
Interest Earned
Reimbursement of Federal Tax
Copier Receipts
Federal Gov't. Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Federal Gov't. Refund
Income from Departments
Income from Niles Fund
Licenses, Permits, Fees
Miscellaneous Income
Trust Fund Income
Insurance Adjustment
Sale of Town Property
Trash
Total Receipts
Total Disbursements
Cash on Hand December 31, 1995
$ 499,137.94
192,678.65
98,000.00
$1,703,971.57
21,217.57
100,579.52
43,543.76
25,090.87
2,454.00
1,112.02
1,897,969.31
103,772.50
324.88
1 ,343.00
190.00
105,630.38
150,000.00
7,454.41
1,980.18
461 .60
898.00
2,800.91
348.82
500.00
617.50
7,132.79
114,268.98
7,702.50
1,125.00
3,345.00
298,635.69
$2,592,914.03
$2,485,519.39
$ 606,532.58
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Fiscal Year Ended December 31,1995
Uncollected Taxes —
Beginning of Fiscal Year
Property Taxes
Yield Taxes
1995
1994
$194,725.28
2,015.94
Prior
$1,417.05
Taxes Committed to Collector
Property Taxes
Yield Taxes
Current Use
Refunded Overpayment
Property Tax
Interest Collected on
Delinquent Taxes
TOTALS
$1,698,383.00
22,606.37
1,112.02
1.12
1,942.22
10,505.06
$ 1 ,724,044.73 $207,246.28 $ 1 ,41 7.05
Remitted to Treasurer
During Fiscal Year
Property Taxes $ 1 ,507,789.85
Yield Taxes 19,201.63
Interest on Delinquent Taxes 1 ,942.22
Current Use 1,112.02
$194,725.28
2,015.94
10,505.06
Abatements Allowed
Property Taxes
Uncollected Taxes —
End of Fiscal Year
Property Taxes
Yield Taxes
Current Use
3,687.00
186,907.27
3,404.74
0.00
1,417.05
TOTALS
$1,724,044.73
$207,246.28
$1,417.05
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT r- 2
SUMMARY OF TAX LIEN ACCOUNTS
Fiscal Year Ended December 31 ,1995
1994 1993 1992 1991
Balance of Unredeemed Taxes
Beginning of Fiscal Year 1/1/95 $91,604.60 $ 79,293.01 $2,177.91
Mortgage Fees 1 ,354.00
Taxes Executed to Town
During Fiscal Year $ 1 00,369. 1 4
Mortgage Fees 1 ,531 .00
Interest Collected
After Lien Execution 1,361.60 5,416.56 25,636.87 36.89
TOTAL DEBITS $103,261.74 $98,375.16 $104,929.88 $2,214.80
Remitted to Treasurer
During Fiscal Year
Redemption $ 24,399.57 $23,341.75 73,545.17 $ 256.90
Mortgage Fees 380.00 342.00
Interest and Cost after Lien 1 ,361 .60 5,41 6.56 25,636.87 36.89
Deeded to Town 337.28
334.15
384.58
Mortgage Fees 10.00
10.00
Unredeemed Taxes 12/31/95 75,632.29
67,928.70
5,363.26
1,921.01
Mortgage Fees 1,141 .00
1 ,002.00
$98,375.16
TOTAL CREDITS $ 1 03,261 .74
$104,929.88
$2,214.80
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TOWN CLERK'S ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE REPORT
January 1, 1995 through December 31,1995
TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE
$151,123.96
Registrations
1367 Auto Permits Issued
1252 Municipal Agent Functions
Town Tax Collected
$105,098.00
State Tax Collected
$
36,549.44
Town Clerk Fees
1367 Registrations
136 Title Applications
113 Transfers
1252 Municipal Agent
@$1.00
@$2.00
@$5.00
@$2.50
$ 1,367.00
272.00
565.00
3,129.00
$
5,333.50
Dump Tickets
$
330.00
Photocopies & Postage
$
28.30
Boat Registration Revenue
$
344.72
Sale of Thanks to the Past
$
99.75
Dog Licenses
302 Licenses Issued
Late Penalties
Town Clerk Fees
$ 1,341.50
2.00
302.00
$
1 ,645.00
Marriage Licenses
5 Marriage Licenses Issued
State Revenue
Town Clerk Fees
$ 190.00
35.00
$
225.00
Vital Record Copies
66 Certified Copies Issued
State Revenue
30 Copies @ $6.00
36 Copies @ $3.00
Town Clerk Fees
30 Copies @ $4.00
36 Copies @ $3.00
$ 180.00
108.00
120.00
108.00
$
516.00
U.C.C. Filings
$
774.25
Miscellaneous Fees
$
160.00
Miscellaneous — Overpayments to be Refunded
$
20.00
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TOWN CLERK'S ACCOUNT
January 1 — December 31,1995
BOAT REGISTRATIONS
33 Registrations Issued
State Fees Collected $ 678.50
Town Tax Collected 334.72
Boat Agent Fees 1 00.50
Total Boat Revenue $ 1 ,113.72
OHRV REGISTRATIONS
4 Registrations Issued
State Fees Collected $ 100.00
OHRV Agent Fees 4.00
Total OHRV Revenue $ 104.00
N.H. FISH & GAME DEPT. — LICENSES/DUCK STAMPS SOLD
39 Hunting/Fishing Licenses Issued
State Fees Collected $ 1 , 1 1 4.75
1 Duck Stamp Issued
State Fees Collected 3.50
Agent Fees Collected 58.50
Total N.H. Fish & Game Revenue $1,176.75
SUMMARY OF FEES PAID TO TOWN CLERK
Auto Fees
Boat Agent Fees
Certified Copy Fees
Dog License Fees
Fish & Game Fees
Marriage License Fees
OHRV Agent Fees
U.C.C. Filing Fees
Miscellaneous Fees
Total Fees Paid by Town
I wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and patience during
my first term. It is hard to believe that three years have gone by; and I have enjoyed serving
you. During the three years, I have completed all the training to become a Motor Vehicle
Agent, Fish and Game Agent, Boat Registration Agent and an OHRV Agent. Also, I have
completed two years of the Town Clerk Certification Program.
In November 1995, I had to change the office hours to Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The
opportunity came along for full-time employment, which I accepted, and it made these
changes necessary. I hope that the new hours have not been inconvenient for you.
Debbie Williams-Matyka, Town Clerk
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$ 5,333.50
100.50
228.00
302.00
58.50
35.00
4.00
774.25
160.00
$ 6,995.75
RABIES CLINIC
A "Rabies Clinic" has been scheduled to be held on Monday, April 8, 1 996, between
6:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Orford Fire Station. This has been arranged with the Oxbow
Veterinary Clinic of Bradford, Vermont, the Orford Town Clerk, and Orford Fire
Department. Attendance at this program is not only convenient, but offers these shots
at a reduced rate.
Dog Rabies $ 5.00
Dogs EPI Vaccine (distemper, etc.) 10.00
Cat Rabies and Distemper 10.00
Cat Leukemia 12.00
If people see an animal they suspect of being rabid, contact the N.H. Fish and
Game Department or the N.H. State Police; in the case of a domestic animal, contact
your local veterinarian.
RSA 436:99, ll-VI requires that all dogs and cats have rabies shots once they reach the age of
3 months. This became effective on January 1, 1993. The first rabies shot will be good for only one
year, on a young dog or cat, but a three-year vaccine will be given thereafter.
Rabies is a viral disease which attacks the central nervous system in mammals including wild animals,
pets and humans. If untreated, it is almost always fatal.
Rabies is spread from a bite or contact with the saliva of an infected animal. An indication that
an animal has rabies is a noted change in its behavior, such as loss of the normal fear of humans or
a display of hostile actions. Rabies is impossible to diagnose without a medical test that can only be
done after the infected mammal is dead.
Rabies is preventable. Dogs, cats, horses and other domestic animals can be vaccinated against the
disease. If the vaccinated pet comes into contact with an infected animal, the disease will not spread.
However, humans that come into contact with the saliva from a rabid animal on their pet can
get the disease. If exposed to saliva from any animal which may be suspected of carrying rabies, the
wound or infected area should be soaked for 10 minutes in soap and water prior to going to the
emergency room of a hospital.
In Orford, we have not had a case of rabies diagnosed as of yet, but we and our
animals are not immune, please take this advice seriously and have your pet vaccinated
against the rabies virus.
DOG LICENSE FEES
Male or Female $ 9.00
Altered Animals 6.50
Senior Citizens: for one animal 2.00
thereafter, the regular fee
(owner over 65 years of age)
GROUP LICENSES
If the number of dogs exceeds 2, but does not exceed 5, the fee shall be $12.00.
If the number of dogs exceeds 5, but does not exceed 10, the fee shall be $20.00.
If the number of dogs exceeds 10, but does not exceed 25, the fee shall be $25.00.
There shall be an additional fee of $1 .00 for each dog in excess of 25.
Proof of rabies shot and altering is required.
All dogs should be licensed by April 30, 1996 to avoid any penalty.
The Town Clerk's Office will be receiving the triplicate copy of the rabies vaccination
for dogs and cats directly from New Hampshire veterinarians for dogs and cats whose
owners reside in Orford. If your dog is not licensed with the Town of Orford by May 31 ,
1996, we will be obligated to inform the Orford Police Department of a violation of RSA
466:1 . A civil forfeiture will be issued which carries with it a $25.00 fine.
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SELECTMEN
Renovation work at the Town Office building is about complete. The meeting room,
now known as the Lenore Niles Room, received most of the attention including
painting, construction of closets, new carpet and curtains. We would like to thank
Elizabeth Bischoff for making the curtains and the Niles Committee for donating
$500 for the painting of the room. The exterior of the building has been painted.
New exterior insulated doors were installed in the front and back. In 1996 we hope
to install new cellar windows which will provide much needed ventilation, replace
several missing staircase spindles and replace the last wooden exterior door.
Statewide 9 — 1 — 1 went into effect in July. Although emergency assistance can
be reached by dialing 9 — 1 — 1, residences in Orford do not yet have numbers
assigned to them because we have not yet received our final corrected map of
town roads from the state. Once this is received and approved, they will divide
each road into 50 foot increments and numbers will be assigned to each resi-
dence. We hope to have house numbers available at the Selectmen's Office for
those who want them. Unfortunately, we have no idea when this will all be com-
plete. At this point, it is up to the state.
In reading through the 1996 proposed budget, you will note a very substantial
increase in legal fees for 1996. There are two reasons for this.
Although the Bean Brook bridge, which collapsed on August 24, 1994, was
completed last summer, the Veghte Fowlers of Piermont, who own the only
residence served by this bridge, have brought suit against both Orford and
Piermont. Their reasons for the suit are hardship, money lost and added
personal expense. The Selectmen of both Orford and Piermont have refused to
settle out of court as we all felt that both towns had done everything possible to
rebuild the bridge as quickly as possible at the least expense to the taxpayers.
The case, if it goes to court and we assume it will, will do so in 1996.
The second reason for the increase is that Orford and 12 other towns are being
sued by Upper Valley Landfill and also by Northeast Waste. Simply stated, the
State of Vermont wants the landfill cleaned up. Obviously this will be a great
expense which the owners of the landfill do not want to undertake alone. They are
suing to get the towns that used the landfill to share in the costs. It is hoped that
the towns can join together to share legal fees and thereby keep the costs down.
This unfortunately could prove to be an expensive suit. Orford used the landfill in
Thetford for approximately a year and a half between the closing of our landfill
and when we started hauling to Consumat Sanco in Bethlehem.
In 1995 we accepted with regret the resignations of two town officials. Robb
Thomson, a Selectman for almost five years, resigned as of September 1. Robb
and his family have moved to Wolfeboro. Robb has given a great deal of his time
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to the town, not only as a Selectman and School Board member but has served
the Town in numerous other capacities. Perhaps the move to Wolfeboro will be
only temporary.
Hal Jarvis, our Police Chief for the past four and one-half years, resigned at the
end of December. In addition to the regular duties of police chief, Hal will be
remembered for countless hours spent at the school conducting the DARE
program and other programs to keep the town's children safe, and for the Hunter
Safety course he conducted each fall. Both Hal and Robb will be missed.
In the Selectmen's Report last year, we stated that the town had one complete
set of town reports and were missing only 3 reports (1891, 1892 and 1902) to
complete a second set. We would like to thank John Matyka for donating the
reports for 1891 and 1892 to the Town. Now all we need is the report for 1902.
Perhaps in the near future we will be able to have one set restored and bound in
10 year volumes.
Because of a backlog, the reappraisal may not be done as early as we had hoped.
The State cannot guarantee that it will be complete in time for the final tax bill of
1996. They have said that it definitely will be done before the final 1997 tax bill.
We feel 1995 was a successful year. Thank you to all who participated in making
it so. We look forward to another productive year in 1996.
David Bischoff
Timothy Chase
Paul Goundrey
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
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ORFORD CEMETERY COMMISSION
On behalf of the Town of Orford, the Cemetery Commission has accepted a
substantial gift of land for the East or Davis Cemetery from Elizabeth and Ralph
Bischoff. We are most appreciative and we thank them for this gift. It will add fifty
feet on the west line of the Cemetery providing much needed space. We hope to
begin in 1996 to move the west fence, thereby including the new space and to
plan for its use.
Mr. Doe has now completed cleaning and repairing all the stones in the Street
Cemetery. We hope that in 1996 he will be able to mend the stones in the
Dame Hill Cemetery and clean some of them. We regret that this work was
not completed in 1994.
We will start the work on all the fences this year. It will be a long and arduous task
because much straightening is necessary.
We thank our faithful and devoted Fay Bean and his young helper, Tim Hebb. Our
cemeteries are always neat and well kept. We receive much praise from families
who visit our three Cemeteries during the summer months.
Mr. Butman is still at work on the Records for the East Cemetery. So many stones
have deteriorated over the years that this is a real labor of love for the town. We
appreciate his long-standing interest and diligence.
Respectfully submitted,
Julia M. Fifield
Paul B. Messer
Ruth L. Brown
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CEMETERY COMMISSION
FINANCIAL REPORT
Year Ending December 31, 1995
Cash on Hand January 1, 1995
$ 357.09
Receipts
Town of Orford
Trustees of Trust Funds
Funeral Homes
$ 5,000.00
6,000.00
750.00
TOTAL
Disbursements
Wages (including Federal taxes)
Gas and Oil
Repairs
Supplies
New Equipment
Restoration and Cleaning
Miscellaneous
Cash on Hand December 31, 1995
$ 11.750.00
$ 12,107.09
$4,952.12
101.25
303.22
194.66
119.99
1,150.00
1 .205.58
$ 8,026.72
$ 4,080.37
TOTAL
$ 12,107.09
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
On October 15th of 1995, an emergency toxic spill and accident drill was
held on the Townshed Road here in Orford. Those involved in the planning and
implementing of the drill are as follows: Rita Pease, Orford's Emergency
Management Director along with much help from Hal Jarvis, Orford's Chief of
Police; representatives from NH Emergency Management office in Concord;
Arthur Dennis, Orford's Fire Chief; Upper Valley Ambulance personnel and
equipment; Steve Sanborn, Assistant Fire Chief; Fairlee Fire Department;
Piermont Fire Department; Orford Fire Department; Hanover Dispatch; Mutual Aid
companies and Selectman David Bischoff.
This incident was a simulation of a two-vehicle collision which caused a dangerous
toxic spill which created poisonous gases, endangering the victims. There are
several purposes for conducting any kind of disaster drill: to recognize that there
are potential dangers to lives and property and to be ready and trained to prevent
or lessen the effects of these dangers. Thank you to the more than thirty people
who participated in this needed drill.
If you are in need of advice or have an unsolved emergency problem, please feel
free to call me. If I cannot help, I can find someone who can.
At this time, I wish to thank Hal Jarvis, Chief of Police, for all his support in our
town's emergency management programs. His quick response to Orford's emer-
gency calls and the work involved in taking care of problems will be missed.
Rita Pease
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
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ORFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
In 1995 the Orford Volunteer Fire Department responded to 46 calls.
Mutual Aid
6
Power Lines
5
Fire Alarms
5
Structure Fires
2
Chimney Fires
3
Ambulance Assists
2
Car Accidents
10
Car Fires
3
Illegal Burns
6
Police Assists
2
Brush Fire
1
Search
1
The Town's new fire engine is scheduled for mid-February delivery from
Greenwood Fire Apparatus, North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
The members of the Orford Volunteer Fire Department are planning an addition
to the back of the fire station for meetings and training room, plus office space.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur Dennis
FIRE CHIEF
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TOWN FOREST FIRE WARDEN
AND STATE FOREST RANGER
In calendar year 1995, our three (3) leading causes of fires were Children,
Non-Permit fires not properly extinguished and Smoking Materials.
Violations of RSA 224:27 II, the fire permit law, and the other burning laws of the
State of New Hampshire are misdemeanors punishable by fines of up to $2,000
and/or a year in jail. Violators are also liable for all fire suppression costs.
To aid your Forest Fire Warden, Fire Department and State Forest Fire Officials,
contact your local Warden or Fire Department to find out if a permit is required.
This also helps to prevent unnecessary response to a controlled burn.
1995 Fire Statistics
Forest Ranger Reported Fires
Number of Fires for Cost Share Payment 465
Acres Burned 437
Suppression Cost $147,000
Lookout Tower Reported Fires 555
Visitors to Towers 26, 1 65
Fires Reported by County
Belknap 11
Carroll 50
Cheshire 39
Coos 17
Grafton 26
Hillsborough 71
Merrimack 49
Rockingham 106
Strafford 78
Sullivan 18
Local communities and the State share the cost of suppression on a 50/50 basis.
The State of New Hampshire operates fifteen fire towers, two mobile patrols
and three contract aircraft patrols. This early detection and reports from citizens
aid the quick response from the local fire departments.
"REMEMBER, ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES!"
John Q. Ricard Gerald Pease
Forest Ranger Forest Fire Warden
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
I took over as Road Agent on March 14, 1995 with $90,000 left in the budget.
We had a dry spring with very little mud. It was a very dry summer and a wet fall.
As you know, the bridges in town are in sad shape. We replaced one bridge on
Quinttown Road with two pipes. We replaced two stone culverts with new pipes
— one on Baker Road and one on Mud Turtle Pond Road. The Bean Brook Road
bridge was replaced by M.E. Latulippe Construction. The Tillotson Falls Road
bridge and the Brook Road bridge were both redecked. We hope to replace at
least two more bridges with culverts in 1996. We blew ledge on the Mud Turtle
Pond Road and Orfordville Road for safety and ease of snow removal.
We sealed Upper Baker Pond Road and a portion of the Archertown Road (at the
top of Blackberrry Hill Road). We put up about 350 yards (or a half mile) of pug
mix but did not get it laid this year. We plan to do 350 yards in 1996 for a total of
one mile on the Archertown Road and we also plan to seal the River Road which
is a half mile.
I feel at this time we should have a third man. Too many times you are down to
one man with vacation and sick time, the Road Agent has to attend meetings or
seminars, checking the roads or he is doing paper work. This would cut down on
time-and-a-half in the wintertime. We would be able to get more work done with
the grader in the summer also.
I have enjoyed working with the people of Orford and I thank you for your support.
James E. Fields
ROAD AGENT
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ORFORD FREE LIBRARY
Through the generosity of The Friends of The Orford Libraries, floodlights and a
timed exit light were installed and provide for the safety of patrons and personnel
— especially on dark winter evenings.
The weeding of the library was completed; work is now focused on bringing the
adult card files into alignment with the book stock by removal of "dead-end" cards
— a necessary and slow process.
The memorial wing at the west end of the building now holds the adult reference
collection, biographies, and regional histories. Certain Orford materials are shelved
elsewhere for control.
Materials for grades six and above have been weeded and reshelved — and
so have materials for very young readers.
Shifting of furniture and shelving has opened the back room for meetings (i.e.,
The Orford Historical Society, etc.)
New items continue to be purchased with due consideration of the ages and
interest of the patrons. Cataloging of such items is often done "in house" to
expedite availability.
We acknowledge with genuine gratitude the support of the Town, that of the
Friends of the Orford Libraries, and the assistance of volunteers (particularly, that
of Barbara Hall).
Circulation of books, periodicals, video and audio tapes:
ADULT: Fiction
159
JUVENILE:
Fiction
631
Nonfiction
76
Nonfiction
297
Periodicals
26
Periodicals
47
Videotapes
177
Videotapes
132
Audiotapes
48
TOTAL:
476
TOTAL:
1107
PATRONS:
298
423
New Items Purchased: 31
Gifts 73
Periodicals Renewed 4
18
127
4
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FINANCIAL REPORT 1995
Receipts
Cash on hand January 1, 1995 $ 3,074.77
From Town of Orford 6,366.00
Gifts 25.00
Sale of Books 50.00
Interest 75.33
$ 9,591.10
Disbursements
Books
$ 886.98
Magazines
158.82
Multimedia (Children's Videos,
Book-on-Tape)
160.00
Supplies
0.00
Librarians
2,659.68
Social Security/FICA
440.64
Dues/Memberships
145.00
Meetings
0.00
Fuel
998.81
Maintenance
224.21
Post Office Box
13.00
Telephone
345.85
$ 6,032.99
Balance in Checking December 31, 1995 3,558.11
$ 9,591.10
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ORFORD SOCIAL LIBRARY
It is with profound sorrow that the Trustees of the Orford Social Library report the
death of Alice Doan Hodgson. Alice was an Honorary Trustee and our Historian.
She developed and diligently cared for our historic collection and our historic
room. Her recent addition of many Orford pictures are continually viewed by
Orford residents and visitors from afar. Alice loved our library and was very proud
when our addition made a room available just for her use as Historian. We miss
her interest and her presence at her desk.
The Orford Social Library has continued to grow in usage. Our attendance is up
8% and our book circulation is up 7.9%, a significant increase in one year. By pop-
ular demand, we have increased our open hours from one evening and two day-
times to two evenings and three daytimes, i.e.:
Monday 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 Noon
Wednesday 5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Friday 2:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Our Librarian, Sarah Putnam, is an inspiration to all who visit the Library. Her story hours
for pre-school children and her work with Orford Elementary School children is outstand-
ing. Her new innovations, a Book Study Group and a possible section just for teenagers,
are a real plus for Orford. We are very fortunate to have Sarah work with and for us all.
Our volunteers deserve praise and thanks. Without their loyalty, we would suffer a
considerable financial burden.
Our thanks go also to Arthur Dennis. He is a volunteer who can also be called a
jack-of-all-trades. He is our emergency plumber and electrician among other
things and is always ready to help. His continued work cutting, installing and
decorating both our indoor and outdoor Christmas trees is very much appreciated.
We thank Hunter and Jack White for the gift of our great outdoor tree. It is always a
beautiful tree and lends an air of beauty to Orford's Main Street during the
Christmas season.
Sheila Thomson's term as a Trustee ended in 1 995 and to our sincere regret, Sheila
expressed her desire not to extend her service as a trustee. We wish to acknowledge with
thanks and praise Sheila's long association with the Orford Social Library, her financial
support, her long term as librarian, her years as a Trustee and now as a faithful volunteer.
Respectfully submitted,
Julia M. Fifield, Chairman
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ORFORD SOCIAL LIBRARY STATISTICS
Persons using the Library: 4577
Circulation:
Adult Fiction
866
Adult Nonfiction
467
Juvenile Fiction
1635
Juvenile Nonfiction
1385
Magazines
173
Videos
169
Audio Cassettes
123
Purchased
Donated
92
86
131
23
11
4
20
6
10
7
Total circulation 4818
Books:
Adult
Juvenile
Videos:
Audio Cassettes:
Magazines:
Extra Use of the Library:
Friends of Orford Libraries
5 Programs (including 2 very popular "Farming in Orford" programs)
Art Show by Barbara Bellows
The Friends Board Meetings
Water Board
Knitting Group
CPR Course
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Opening Cash Balance, December 31, 1994
$ 348.00
Income
Town of Orford
$ 4,710.00
Gifts (new and accumulated)
7,055.00
Interest and Dividends
6,431.00
Book Sale
290.00
Copier
85.00
$18,571.00
Disbursements
Book Purchases
$ 3,998.00
Lights
734.00
Heat and Water
1,399.00
Telephone
518.00
Supplies
577.00
Maintenance
864.00
Book Case
950.00
Table
261.00
Social Security Tax
342.00
Miscellaneous
498.00
Librarian
5,413.00
Education
263.00
Insurance
237.00
Cleaning
140.00
Grounds
285.00
$16,479.00
Cash Balance, January 1, 1996
%
$ 2,440.00
ORFORD SOCIAL LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Julia M. Fifield, Chairman
Ann G. Davis, Secretary
Julie A. Peters, Treasurer
Judy Cross
Ellen R. Gluek
Ruth L. Brown
Jude Parker
Jean W. Dyke
Charlotte Keller, Honorary
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NILES COMMITTEE
The Niles Committee was formed in 1988 to dispense by request the interest on
a gift of $50,000.00 to the Town of Orford by Mrs. Lenore Niles. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Niles, who moved to Orford in 1950, had a deep affection for our town and its
people. Mrs. Niles passed away in 1988, and left us a generous and unrestricted
gift to be used for the betterment of Orford and its residents.
The Niles Committee convened twice in 1995 as planned for the purpose of
reviewing applications received. The Committee voted to appropriate $500.00 to
the Babe Ruth baseball team for start-up equipment for the program, and also
appropriated $150.00 to partially fund the Pee Wee Softball team program. The
Committee also voted to start renovation on what will be known as the Niles Room
at the Town Offices, and appropriated $500.00 for that purpose. New curtains,
Venetian blinds and carpet have been purchased, as well as paint for the walls.
Special thanks to Mrs. Elizabeth Bischoff for her help with this project.
Applications to the Niles Committee for funds for community-wide efforts and
programs are kept at the Town Offices and may be picked up during regular
office hours.
The Niles Committee
Tim Chase
Ibby Bischoff
Paul Boone
Theresa Valencia
Barb Dyke
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
The Parks and Playgrounds Committee is planning the following projects for the
upcoming season:
1 . A Green-Up Day to clean up the roadsides of the Town's highways.
2. Build two dugouts at the softball field.
3. Install a chain link fence between the soccer field and the parking lot.
4. Install a new flagpole at the Orfordville's Honor Roll.
Special thanks to Randy Perry and Charlie Waterbury for the work at the boat
landing and to Randy Fillian for mowing the Indian Pond Beach.
Gene Dyke
Dave Thomson
Bill McKee
Bruce Schwaegler
Dave Braley
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ORFORD PLANNING BOARD
Applications for action by the Planning Board slowed somewhat during 1995 compared
to the previous two years. Major actions taken were:
Approved four (4) applications for minor lot line adjustments No new lots
Approved three (3) applications for minor subdivisions Three new lots
Approved a subdivision plat for filing to correct an old oversight
where no plat was on file at the County offices No new lot
Total new building lots Three
Other actions taken:
Submitted formal letter of record supporting the inclusion of the renovation of the
Fairlee-Orford bridge on the State Department of Transportation's long range plan.
Approved minor changes to the design of the private road into Stonehouse Mountain
Estates to improve esthetics and drainage.
Approved revised rules for recording lot line adjustments to include dotted lines
showing the original lines for record purposes.
The Board continued review of proposed subdivision regulations including holding a
public hearing on the proposals. Finalization has been held up pending better definition
of "Subdivision" and development of a reasonable solution to current non-conforming
situations in Town. Recent court cases have impacted previous legal opinions and we
need greater clarification.
At the March 1995 Town Meeting, Paul Dalton and James Hook were reelected to
three-year terms on the Board. Due to business reasons, Jim Hook resigned his
elected position and was appointed alternate. Elizabeth Bischoff, a three-year
alternate, was appointed to fill his term. James Nickels resigned in December as he
plans to relocate. Andy Schwaegler, a one-year alternate was appointed to fill his
term until Town Meeting, 1996.
Planning Board officers were elected at the March 1995 meeting:
Chairman Paul Dalton
Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Bischoff
Secretary Jonathan Sands
Selectmen's Rep. David Bischoff
The Board continues to contract with an UVLSRPC circuit rider, Shelly Hadfield, to be at
the Town Offices one Friday per month from 3:00 — 5:00 PM (dates posted at Town Hall)
to help applicants with questions and procedures. She is also available for appointments
by calling (603) 448-1680, the Lebanon office of the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional
Planning Commission. We urge everyone to avail themselves of the "informal discussion"
process to simplify applications, keep costs to a minimum and understand the issues
before they become problems.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul Dalton, Chairman
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Having received the new cruiser on December 30, 1994, the first order of business
was to get this vehicle equipped for service. All equipment from the old cruiser was
removed, repaired and installed in the new vehicle with expenses kept to a
minimum. This would have been impossible without the assistance of Robert A.
Robinson of Lyme who allowed us to use his multi-bay heated garage and
Paul B. Messer Sr. of Orford who provided the technical knowledge. The work
of these two individuals saved the town in excess of $1000.00 and we are
indebted to them.
Working with the Orford Selectmen and the Orford Fire Department, an
informational letter was developed and sent out in regard to the 9-1-1 system
that was activated in July. Although this system had a few minor "bugs," it has
since proven to be invaluable for both citizens and emergency responders.
Emergency phone stickers were also provided to reflect this change.
Sixteen (16) New Hampshire Pistol Permits were issued this year which
resulted in a revenue of $160.00. Of this, $68.16 was utilized to pay for the
postage of the 9-1-1 informational letter (as authorized by RSA 159:6) with the
remaining money, $91 .84, being turned back to the town.
The Police Department participated in a multi-agency "Emergency
Management Drill" conducted under the auspices of the New Hampshire Office
of Emergency Management. Rita Pease, Orford's Emergency Management
Director, should be commended for being the driving force in this drill which
consisted of a mock hazardous materials spill. Agencies that participated in this
included the Orford Fire Department, Piermont Fire Department, Upper Valley
Ambulance and the Orford Police Department.
Eight hundred ninety-four (894) Calls for Service were received and responded
to this year. This reflects an increase of 12% over calls received in 1994. These
included:
Criminal
Burglary
6
Theft
17
Criminal Mischief
28
Criminal Trespass
4
Assault
2
Vehicle Theft
2
Disorderly Conduct
5
Bad Checks
12
Juvenile
47
Drug
6
Burglar Alarms
5
Legal Assists
82
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Police Department (continued)
Motor Vehicle
Accidents
25
Traffic Stops
74
Parking Complaints
11
Motor Vehicle Complaints
23
Motor Vehicle Unlocks
4
Other
Motorist Assists
10
Welfare Checks
1
Record Checks
7
Traffic Hazards
18
Open Door/Windows
2
Suspicious Person/Vehicle
34
Lost/Found Property
22
Dog
98
Other Animal
25
Administrative Relays
21
Assist Other Departments
68
Message Delivery
2
Pistol Permits
16
Vacant Residence Checks
38
Request for Reports
13
Fire Assists
15
Ambulance Assists
10
Domestic Calls
25
Events Covered
50
Miscellaneous Calls 140
*Traffic stops are not included in the total number of calls received.
The following educational programs were presented by the Orford Police
Department:
Emergency 9-1-1: A program presented to students in grades K-5
addressing the 9-1-1 system and how to utilize it. Activity booklets and
pencils were used in conjunction with this program and the students had a
chance to view a fire truck, an ambulance and a police cruiser.
Halloween Safety: A program designed to insure the safety of our children
while engaged in "Trick or Treating." Reflective safety dots, acquired from the
New Hampshire Office of Highway Safety, were distributed in conjunction with
this program.
New Hampshire Hunter Safety: Hunter safety was again presented with
the assistance of William McKee. Successful completion of this program is
required for all new hunters within the state.
In closing, I would like to remind all persons that we are in the middle of a Rabies
Epidemic. Be sure that your domestic animals are vaccinated for this disease
and, if you have a dog, do not allow it to roam at large and possibly contact an
infected animal.
Harold Jarvis
CHIEF OF POLICE
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ORFORD SKI PROGRAM
The program offers beginner, intermediate and advanced instruction in alpine
skiing on eight consecutive Wednesday afternoons from the beginning of
January to early March at the Dartmouth Skiway. Bus transportation is provided
to and from the Skiway. The program is open to all school-age residents of Orford
and to all students in the Orford Schools. A nominal fee is charged to supplement
funding from the Parks and Recreation Commission.
We completed our 8-week program without interruption for the third year in a row. A
total of 67 children signed up. Three kindergartners and eight first graders began
the basic learning process. Forty-seven children between grades two and eight
continued on from previous years. Nine high school students enjoyed skiing on their
own without an instructor.
We had eighteen instructors volunteer their time and talents, eight in the beginner
group and ten for more advanced skiers. Two additional substitutes proved
invaluable as schedule conflicts are inevitable over an 8-week period.
Thanks again to our "Old Faithfuls" and also the new volunteers. Special thanks
this year go to Paula Spaulding for coordinating the beginner group and standing at
the slope each week as she awaited a new baby and to Jan Papirmeister, a non-skier,
who kept peace and tranquility (plus lots of cookies) in the lodge for the children as
they warmed up on cold days.
It is extremely satisfying to watch these young skiers progress from their first days
on snow to their first chair lift ride to their first real parallel turn and finally masters
of their own fate on any terrain they choose to ski. They are learning a lifelong skill
that they can enjoy from now through old age.
By the time you read this, the 1996 ski year will be history but we'll tell you about
that next year! With the very heavy snowfall at the end of December, it should be
a fantastic year.
Paul Dalton
Margaret W. Lacoste
SKI PROGRAM COORDINATORS
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS FOR
DATE
1989
1984
1983
1985
1991
1989
1983
1983
1983
1978
1987
1991
1992
1991
1983
1987
1985
1987
1991
1989
1949
1991
1987
NAME OF TRUST FUND
HOW
INV
TOTAL COMMON CEMETERY TRUSTS
CAPITAL RESERVES AND OTHER TOWN FUNDS:
TOWN OF ORFORD/ BRIDGES & ROADS CD/MM
TOWN OF ORFORD/ COMM. FIELD PB
(GIFT OF HAZEN MOREYf
TOWN OF ORFORD/ COMM. FIELD
TOWN OF ORFORD/ COMM. FIELD TRUST
(GIFT OF HAZEN MOREY)
TOWN OF ORFORD/ DUMP CLOSURE
TOWN OF ORFORD/ FIRE TRUCKS
TOWN OF ORFORD/ GRADER
TOWN OF ORFORD/ IMPR H/CAP
TOWN OF ORFORD/ LOADER
TOWN OF ORFORD/ POLICE CRUISER
TOWN OF ORFORD/ REAPPRAISAL
TOWN OF ORFORD/ TOWN BUILDINGS
TOWN OF ORFORD/ TRACTOR/MOWER
TOWN OF ORFORD/ TREES CARE & REPL.
TOWN OF ORFORD/ TRUCK #1
TOWN OF ORFORD/ TRUCK #2
TOWN OF ORFORD/ BENEFIT H.S. STUDENTS
(GIFT OF HAZEN MOREY)
TOWN OF ORFORD/ SCHOLARSHIP FUND
(GIFT OF MENTA SAWYER)
TOWN OF ORFORD/ LENORE NILES FUND
TOWN OF ORFORD/ SCHOOL FUND FOR EXCEL. CD/PB
(GIFTS TO FUND BY INDIVIDUALS)
ORFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT (ALICE MANN)
ORFORD SCHOOL DIST. - BLDG RESERVE
ORFORD SCHOOL DIST. - H/C RESERVE
CD
CD
MM
CD/MM
CD
CD
CD
CD
CD/MM
MM
PB
CD/MM
CD
CD
CD
CD
BEGINNING
BALANCE
NEW FUNDS
CREATED
$91,110.67
42,121.54
10,000.00
200.00
731.58
6,905.54
15,000.00
55,386.09
14,000.00
28,355.81
6,000.00
87.69
1,330.23
7,000.00
243.19
4,000.00
42,000.00
2,611.28
4,500.00
3,000.00
3,551.91
3,386.00
25,000.00
6,000.00
8,472.20
4,000.00
3,383.58
5,000.00
MM
50,000.00
/PB
17,030.57
MF
1,569.09
MM
36,000.00
PB
341.21
PRINCIPAL
GAINS OR
LOSSES
$2,400.00 $1,352.92
159.60
TOTAL FUNDS HELD
$440,932.18 $59,786.00 $1,512.52
Notes: Disbursed $47,000 towards a new fire truck. Fire Truck separate capital reserve funds were combined.
$5746.90 from the Expendable Trust for Care/Repalcement of Trees was spent on the Green,
and that fund's receipts were fromNH state grants ($3000), Twin State Ford Club ($200), and sales
of "Thanks to the Past" ($1 86).
2/5/96
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THE TOWN OF ORFORD FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1995
INCOME
TOTAL
WITH-
ENDING
BEGINNING
INCOME
EXPENDED
END OF YR
YEAR-END
DRAWALS
BALANCE
BALANCE
AMOUNT
IN YEAR
BALANCE
BALANCE
$94,863.59
$22,594.30
$3,870.31
$6,200.00
$20,264.61
$115,128.20
9,938.95
42,182.59
0.00
1.518.03
1,395.47
122.56
42,305.15
200.00
147.90
10.04
157.94
357.94
731.58
593.64
64.02
657.66
1.389.24
6,905.54
8.225.81
874.07
9,099.88
16,005.42
15,000.00
973.58
491.31
1,464.89
16,464.89
40,012.45
29,373.64
4.974.31
2.065.19
6,987.55
51.95
29,425.59
34,355.81
2.342.42
1,183.67
3,526.09
37,881.90
87.69
69.08
90.00
159.08
246.77
8.330.23
0.00
45.10
45.10
8,375.33
4,243.19
0.00
9.32
9.32
4.252.51
42,000.00
12.039.83
2,090.53
14.130.36
56.130.36
2.611.28
12.55
88.54
101.09
2,712.37
7,500.00
138.50
151.30
289.80
7.789.80
5,628.05
1,309.86
61.40
61.01
118.85
3.56
1,313.42
31,000.00
1.750.07
852.61
2,602.68
33.602.68
12,472.20
151.43
268.41
419.84
12,892.04
3,383.58
1.212.06
249.05
1.461.11
4.844.69
5,000.00
2,612.68
319.37
2,932.05
7.932.05
50,000.00
3,969.30
1.613.79
500.00
5,083.09
55,083.09
17,030.57
3,343.19
929.69
600.00
3.672.88
20.703.45
1,728.69
13.85
69.42
83.08
0.19
1 .728.88
36,000.00
1.701.16
1.089.46
2,790.62
38.790.62
341.21
167.07
17.17
184.24
525.45
$55,579.45 $446,651.25
$67,094.13
$18,021.41
$15,884.95 $69,230.59
$515,881.84
$1 1 ,334.42 was withdrawn and used on Bean Brook bridge repair and improvement.
The Niles Fund paid out $500 for improvement of the Niles Room.
The Orford Schools Fund for Excellence paid $600 for two Artist in Residence programs.
Respectfully submitted:
Mark Blanchard, Bruce Schwaegler ::: Trustees.
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ORFORD SWIM PROGRAM
The summer of 1995 saw sixty-two children participating in the summer swim
program. The instructor this past season was LiLing Young. She came to us with
15 years of competitive swimming and 10 years of experience in coaching and
swim instruction, and conducted her course to again offer Red Cross
Certification. Clear progress was made by the children and they even had fun!
Sadly for us, LiLing was able to follow a personal dream and moved to Oregon
after the end of the season. We will accept the challenge to look for someone
equally qualified and willing as a teacher for this summer.
A special course was offered to the older participants in the program.
Three students became certified as Red Cross Aides. In addition to their
personal learning, this qualification brings them a step closer to one day
filling our needs for qualified instructors from our own town's resources.
We are greatly appreciative of the efforts of the Recreation Committee for their
work on a new float and docks, and to Randy Fillian who volunteered to keep the
grass mowed. Although the children may not have recognized the work done in
support of the committee, we on the committee and the parents recognize the
team work of many that goes toward supporting such a program.
Peggy Villar
Brenda Hook
Marcia Knapp
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CONNECTICUT RIVER JOINT COMMISSION
UPPER VALLEY RIVER SUBCOMMITTEE
The Upper Valley River Subcommittee of the Connecticut River Joint
Commissions met monthly during the past year to work on its river corridor
management plan and to advise the states of New Hampshire and Vermont,
the federal government, and the Joint Commissions on local matters affecting
the river.
Education and enforcement are emerging as the primary needs for the river in this
region. Our inquiry into water quality has led us to draw state and federal
government attention to concerns about combined sewer overflows in Lebanon,
leachate from the old Ompompanoosuc copper mines, and bank erosion. Our
concern about the impact of boat wakes and water level manipulation upon
riverbanks has led us to look carefully at boat usage and to work closely with New
England Power Company. We believe that citizens want and need to know more
about how they can help, such as by keeping their boat wakes low to avoid
causing bank erosion and by checking their boats to be sure they are not carrying
milfoil or zebra mussels. We regret to report that Eurasian milfoil has been
discovered on the river, at Hoyt's Landing in Springfield, Vermont.
The Subcommittee has met with fisheries and wildlife biologists and other experts
to learn more about the needs of these resources in our area. The Connecticut
River Macrosite, an area of especially rich and diverse habitat, is located along
the river in our region. We agree that existing laws and wetland rules should be
followed and that good science should support all decision-making.
Our preliminary review of existing town plans and regulations of river towns in our
region shows that strong language exists in most master plans but little has been
incorporated into regulations.
The Subcommittee has been asked to comment on a number of permit applications.
On a permit to close Lebanon's unlined landfill and create a riprapped swale to
direct stormwater into the river, we asked for alternatives for the runoff. For work
on an historic bridge in Lyme, we noted the exceptional fishing in the area and
questioned whether dredged sediments should be deposited on the steep banks
next to the bridge, as proposed. We also urged the New Hampshire Department
of Transportation to routinely consult with the natural heritage inventory program
early in its project planning. On an indirect discharge permit for the Bradford
High School, we commended the Vermont agency for ensuring regular evaluation of
the system's performance. Finally, we recommended approval of a vegetative bank
stabilization project in Orford, where riverside plantings could complement good
wildlife habitat in a nearby setback, and of two small seasonal docks in Lyme.
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The Upper Valley River Subcommittee, formed in January 1993 under the New
Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Act, includes riverfront towns from
Piermont to Lebanon, and Bradford to Hartford, and, by law, members who rep-
resent local government, local business, agriculture, recreation, conservation, and
riverfront landowners. The Subcommittee is advisory and has no regulatory powers.
All meetings are open to the public and take place on the third Monday of each month
from 7 — 9 PM at the Lyme Town Office. Citizens are encouraged to attend and
contribute their ideas.
Respectfully submitted,
Pat Tullar
Carl Schmidt
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GRAFTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
During FY 1995, funds received exceeded the budget by $163,615.52 for a total
of $14,981,914.52 in actual County revenues. This was primarily due to the
receipt of Medicaid Proportionate Share Payment, given by the Federal
Government to partially offset the cost of serving a disproportionate share of
Medicaid recipients at the County Nursing Home.
Actual expenditures totaled $14,598,041.22 which was $220,257.78 less than
had been budgeted. This includes $378,525 paid to the State of New Hampshire
to enable the County to receive $757,050 in Medicaid Proportionate Share
Payment, for a net receipt of $378,525 which was used by the County to start
a Nursing Home Capital Reserve Account in the amount of $200,000 and the
balance going to surplus to help reduce the amount to be raised by County
taxes. Expenditures for Medical Referee, Dispatch Center, Grafton County
Conservation District, and Outside Counsel were all a little overexpended based
on what was budgeted, but all other County departments were well under their
budgeted amounts.
The bottom line for FY 1995 showed that revenues exceeded expenditures by
$383,873.30 leaving the County in a sound financial position at the end of its
fiscal year. The Commissioners feel extremely proud of this financial picture,
which exemplifies good management by all County department heads, both
elected and appointed.
FY 1995 was another busy year for the Department of Corrections. Admissions
were up, although inmate days decreased slightly. The Electronic Monitoring
Program continues to grow and appears to be an excellent form of alternative
sentencing. It has expanded to include the Drug Freedom Program which is
funded through a grant from the Attorney General's Office. Superintendent Bird
continues utilizing many volunteers for a number of in-house programs.
The Grafton County Nursing Home has seen changes during the past year in the
following areas: computer hardware upgrade and adding a new part-time dietary
aide to help serve meals. In May, Cheryl Ridley, RN, became our new Director of
Nursing. Our census continues to grow and our Staff Development Coordinator
has implemented a "Quality Assurance" program in-house.
The Commissioners are extremely proud of the Whole Village Family Resource
Center project which continues on track and hopefully will be completed by the
end of the next fiscal year. We are certain it will benefit many citizens and their
families in Southeastern Grafton County.
All other County departments were extremely busy during FY 1995. The County
Treasurer did an excellent job investing County funds and exceeded the
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budgeted interest revenue figure by $55,177.78. The new County Attorney has
done an excellent job in his office and the number of backlog cases has been
reduced drastically. Our Sheriff's Department and Dispatch Center continue to
increase activity and remain as effective and efficient as always. Carol Elliott,
Register of Deeds, and her staff also continue to be overwhelmed with work and
continue to do an excellent job and to generate a great deal of revenue for the
County and the State of New Hampshire.
The Grafton County Board of Commissioners hold regular weekly meetings at the
County Administration Building on Route 10 just north of the County Courthouse
in North Haverhill. All meetings are public, with interested citizens and members
of the press encouraged to attend. Call the Commissioner's Office at 787-6941
to confirm date, time and schedule.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara B. Hill, Chairman (District 1)
Steve Panagoulis, Vice Chairman (District 3)
Raymond S. Burton, Clerk (District 2)
GRAFTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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GRAFTON COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL, INC.
The Board of Directors and staff of Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
work throughout the year to enhance the health and independence of our older
citizens and to assist them to remain independent in their own homes and
communities for as long as possible. Through eight locations throughout the
County, including Plymouth, Bristol, Canaan, Lebanon, Orford, Haverhill, Littleton
and Lincoln, older adults and their families are able to obtain services such as
home delivered meals, senior dining room programs, transportation, social work
services, information and referral, health and educational programs, adult day
care, recreation and opportunities to be of service to the community through
volunteering.
During 1995, sixty-six residents of Orford were able to make use of one or more
of GCSCC's programs. These older adults enjoyed balanced meals in the
company of friends in a senior dining room, benefitted from hot, nourishing meals
delivered to their homes by caring volunteers, were transported to health care
providers or other community resources by our lift-equipped buses, and found
opportunities to put their talent and skills to work for a better community through
volunteer service.
Services for older residents of Orford were often important to their efforts to
remain in their own homes and out of institutional care despite chronic health
problems and increasing physical frailty, saving tax dollars and contributing to the
quality of life of our older friends and neighbors.
GCSCC very much appreciates the support of the Orford community for services
which enhance the independence and dignity of our older citizens and assists
them to meet the challenges of aging in place.
Carol W. Dustin
Executive Director
Maureen Bryne, Coordinator
P.O. Box 98, Orford, NH 03777
603-353-4576
Orford Area Senior Services
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ORFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
In the autumn of 1995, a number of Orford residents began meeting at the Free
Library in Orfordville to discuss the formation of an historical society for the town
of Orford. At their meeting on January 9, 1996, a decision was reached to formally
establish the Orford Historical Society.
The following Statement of Purpose was adopted on January 9:
The purpose of the Orford Historical Society is to assist the residents of
the town of Orford in their efforts to preserve their history and heritage for
their appreciation and understanding, as well as for that of future generations.
The Orford Historical Society will be a self-supporting, nonprofit, educational
organization. Membership will be open to all who are interested in the history
of Orford. The scope of its activities will include all geographic areas of
the town.
The Orford Historical Society will help collect, document, and preserve
materials and information which contribute to the knowledge of Orford's
history. This includes printed materials, letters and other manuscripts,
genealogical and biographical information, artifacts, and oral histories.
Collected materials will be made accessible to all who wish to examine
and study them. The Society will cooperate with the town's officials and
with Orford's libraries in documenting, referencing, and preserving
archives, records, and other materials. Attention also will be given to
identifying and encouraging the preservation of historic buildings, monuments
and markers.
The Orford Historical Society will give priority to promoting interest in
Orford's heritage. Active participation by Orford students, in particular, will
be encouraged, as well as by members of other local organizations.
Historic information will be disseminated and the Society will hold periodic
meetings on subjects of local interest.
Next steps for the new Society include the preparation of bylaws, election of
officers, and the development of fundraising plans and initial programs. Interested
persons are encouraged to contact Ann Green (353-4859), Sheila Thomson
(353-4488), or Laura Verry (353-9450).
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UPPER VALLEY AMBULANCE
Upper Valley Ambulance, Inc. responded to 623 requests for medical assistance
in 1995. Of those requests, 51 were from the town of Orford. Our efforts to keep
costs down for the townspeople by diversifying operations have been successful.
However, there have been some events beyond our control which requires the per
capita charge to the eight towns to increase to $14.38. We are continuing with the
policy of not requiring the member towns to guarantee payment for unpaid
ambulance bills.
The contract UVA had with DHMC to transport radiation therapy patients ended
with the opening of the new cancer center. We are currently in the process of
renegotiating our ICN/PICU contract. Last year, the Board of Directors chose not
to increase the per capita charge to fully cover the expenses which exceeded
anticipated revenues. Instead we chose to fund the deficit with reserve monies.
Unfortunately, this year we are unable to again subsidize the budget. To put things
in perspective, in 1990 we provided a basic level service at a cost of $14.00 per
capita. Five years later, we are providing an advanced level service at a cost of
$14.38 per capita. In those five years, by lowering the per capita rate when
possible, versus staying at $14.00, we saved the Town of Orford approximately
$1 1 .00 per capita or $1 1 ,088.00.
Now, to summarize the activities of Upper Valley Ambulance. The primary focus
for the ambulance service is to provide emergency transport services. We project
a volume of 575 emergency patient transports from the eight-town area for the
upcoming year. UVA continues to provide DHMC with transport services for their
ICN and PICU. We are undertaking a more vigorous campaign to increase the
volume of our non-emergency transfers which help offset the expense of
providing emergency services. If UVA were to provide only emergency services,
our per capita rate would approach $22.00. Of course, even though we offer these
non-emergency services, there is no compromise of our primary mission of
providing emergency services in the eight-town coverage area.
We continue to use a mix of full-time and part-time paid ambulance personnel.
The day to day operations of the ambulance service are being expertly managed
by John Vose, Administrator/Paramedic (who was recognized as the 1995
Vermont Officer of the Year) and Kevin Cole, Field Supervisor, who report
directly to the committee of Town Directors, who are appointed by the Selectmen
of the towns.
We have set some ambitious goals for 1996. It has been our goal since we
started to provide the highest level of emergency care possible. We have again
upgraded our service, from EMT-Defibrillation to the Paramedic level which
allows the administration of IV fluids, cardiac medications, advanced airway
maneuvers and defibrillation for heart attack victims. The defibrillator machines
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were purchased with funds donated by generous area residents and the highly
successful second annual golf tournament at Lake Morey Country Club.
An opportunity you as a resident of Orford can take advantage of is our
Subscription Service. The yearly membership fee entitles you to medically nec-
essary Emergency transportation at no additional costs. Subscription applications
are available at your local Town Offices or through Upper Valley Ambulance. In
addition, as a resident of Orford, you are entitled to FREE CPR training through
Upper Valley Ambulance. We urge ALL residents to learn CPR. Classes will be
held quarterly; watch for details soon.
Larry A. Lancaster
Chair, Board of Directors
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UPPER VALLEY LAKE SUNAPEE REGIONAL
PLANNING COMMISSION
The Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission is a voluntary
association of thirty-one towns, four Vermont and twenty-seven New Hampshire
communities. The Commission is concerned with the development of compre-
hensive plans for beneficial and balanced economic, environmental and social
growth in the Region. It functions as a research, resource, and informational
agency, and when appropriate, acts to obtain Federal, State and other approvals,
grants-in-aid, loans and similar assistance for individual member towns and for
the Region. The Commission provides technical assistance to member communities
in the areas of planning (land use, transportation, water quality, etc.), mapping,
community development, grantsmanship and grant administration. In addition,
regional publications, such as our Regional Profile, regional studies, such as
our Regional Transportation Plan, and regional projects, such as the Lake
Sunapee Watershed Management Plan, are undertaken to the benefit of more
than one community.
In the past year, services such as our Planning Board training series, and library
which features maps, planning resources and U.S. Census data, were available
to all of our member communities.
In 1995, our work specifically for the Town of Orford included:
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Assisted the Planning Board by providing a circuit-riding planner to
help with plan reviews and drafting amendments to local land use
controls.
Developed a one-page economic data summary sheet for the Town.
Provided administrative assistance to assist the Upper Valley Solid
Waste Management District.
Our Commission looks forward to continuing to serve Orford in the coming year.
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VISITING NURSE ALLIANCE OF VERMONT
AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC.
We are grateful for the continued support of the town in helping us meet the home
care and hospice needs of uninsured persons in Orford. All services are provided
in collaboration with hospital discharge planners and/or with the attending physician
and are available to persons of all ages and all economic means. Our VNA staff
working out of the Bradford and Lebanon Branch offices provide skilled services for
people who may have had recent surgery, may be recovering from an acute illness
or disability or may have long term care needs or who may need supportive care and
symptom control services during a terminal illness.
While the majority of services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid and commercial
insurance, the Town funds are critical in helping to support home care and hospice
for people without insurance, inadequate insurance or the ability to pay for services.
Town funds also help to subsidize blood pressure and screening clinics, foot clinics
and flu clinics in the town. At a time when there are pressures to reduce hospital
stays and freeze nursing home beds, it would seem logical that resources would be
shifted to home care and hospice programs. We hope that will be the case.
The following services were provided in the Town of Orford:
Home Care and Hospice Visits
7-1-94 to 6-30-95
Nursing
Physical Therapy
Speech Pathology
Occupational Therapy
Social Services
1,037
141
4
23
8
Home Health Aide
2,472
Homemaker
225
3,910
Hospice of the Upper Valley Volunteer Program
Volunteer Hours
138
Blood Pressure Screening and Foot Clinics
Persons Attending
291
Child Health Services
Children Served
36
Well Child Visits
40
MCH Home Visits
23
On behalf of the patients and families we serve, thank you for your continuing
support.
Elizabeth J. Davis, RN, MPH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Annual Report
of the
ORFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
ORFORD
NEW HAMPSHIRE
for the
Fiscal Year July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
ORFORD SCHOOL BOARD
Fiscal Year July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
School District Organization 93
Warrant for Annual Meeting, 1995 94
Minutes of Annual Meeting, March 17, 1995 97
Annual Report of the Principal 101
Comparative Yearly Enrollments 103
Instructional Staff as of January 1 , 1996 104
Auditors' Report 105
General Fund Revenues, June 30, 1995 106
SAU 22 Assessments 108
Revenues and Expenditures, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 109
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE ORFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
Orford, New Hampshire
1995
The School Board of the School District of Orford herewith submits its Annual Report.
SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION
School Board
Laurel Berwick
Janice Grady
Bethany B. Miller, Secretary
Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr., Chair
Sherre L. Tullar
Term Expires
1998
1997
1998
1996
1997
Peter M. Thomson, Moderator
Edna J. Adams, Clerk
Edna J. Adams, Treasurer
1996
1996
1996
Joseph Delia Badia, Superintendent
Mary Ellen Gallagher, Assistant Superintendent
William H. Moorman, Business Manager
George S. Burlison, Principal
Robert M. Thatcher, Assistant Principal
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SCHOOL DISTRICT WARRANT
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Grafton, S. S. School District of Orford
To the inhabitants of the School District of Orford qualified to vote in District
affairs:
You are hereby notified to meet at Memorial Hall in said District on Friday,
March 15, 1996 at 4:00 RM. to act on the following subjects:
ARTICLE 1 : To choose by non-partisan ballot a Moderator, a Clerk, and a
Treasurer, each to serve one year, and one member of the School Board to serve three
years.
(POLLS WILL OPEN NO LATER THAN 4:00 RM. AND WILL CLOSE NO EARLIER
THAN 9:00 P.M.)
NOTE: ARTICLES 2 THROUGH 9 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL 7:00 RM.
ARTICLE 2: To hear the report of the committee established at the March, 1995
Annual School District Meeting to consider ways of best providing secondary
education to Orford Students.
ARTICLE 3: We, the undersigned Orford Voters do petition the Orford School
Board to include the following Warrant Article in the 1996 Orford School District
Warrant.
To see if the town will act to accept the following recommendations of the Orford High
School Study Committee:
That a committee be appointed; 2 members each by the School Board
and the Board of Selectman, and 1 member by the Moderator to fully
explore, negotiate, and endorse a plan for an educational partnership
and neighboring towns, Such a core committee would:
1. Be charged with providing an interim report at the 1997 school
meeting, and conclusive findings at the 1998 school meeting and:
a) will recruit additional members
2. be provided with funds not to exceed $5,000.00 for appropriate
professional feasibility studies and research
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3. begin the feasibility studies with neighboring towns and the local
educational community, who will provide representation in discussion
groups charged to research the areas of:
a) regional interest
b) financial requirements
c) school management and administration
d) curriculum design
(Inserted by petition)
ARTICLE 4: The undersigned registered voters of the Town of Orford, NH, hereby
petition the Orford School Board to include the following article on the Annual School
District Meeting Warrant.
Whereas the Town of Orford has reached the outer limits of what it can
raise to fund the public education of its children;
Whereas in 1995 the Town voted to appoint a special committee to study
alternative ways of providing secondary education to high school
students and there has been significant opportunity for public discussion;
Whereas the cost of operating Orford High School has resulted in the
next-to-highest per student tax burden in some 31 area towns (UVLSRPC
1993 report);
Whereas because the Orford tuition rate is much higher than alternate
area schools, surrounding towns are beginning to designate high
schools other than Orford.
Whereas tuition income is crucial to the financial viability of Orford High
School and can not be reliably forecast until the sending towns know the
future of the School;
Whereas a late 1995 town-wide survey indicated a majority of voters who
responded favored an open voucher vs. continuing present maintenance
of a high school (67 yes - 27 no);
It is petitioned that the School District see if it will vote to direct the
School Board to determine all legal action necessary to close the Orford
High School and establish a date certain for closure while maintaining
and maximizing the local educational opportunities for elementary and
middle students within the financial ability of the Town to support. Such
completed action, including the date certain for closure, shall be
reported to the Town no later than the last scheduled School Board
meeting in June 1996.
(Inserted by petition)
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ARTICLE 5: To see if the School District will authorize the School Board to
apply for, accept and expend, without further action of the School District Meeting,
money from any source which becomes available during the fiscal year, provided that
(1) Such money is used for legal purposes for which a school district may appropriate
money, (2) The School Board holds a public hearing on the expenditure of such
money before it is expended, and (3) the expenditure of such money does not require
the expenditure of other School District funds.
ARTICLE 6: To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate the
sum of $250.00 to help support the Claremont Lawsuit Coalition which comprises the
five districts (Claremont, Allenstown, Pittsfield, Lisbon and Franklin) which have sued
the State of New Hampshire for the right of all children to have an equal opportunity to
receive an adequate education regardless of the relative wealth or lack thereof of the
town in which such children happen to live due to New Hampshire's near total reliance
on property taxes to fund education. The majority of the School Board recommends
this appropriation.
ARTICLE 7: To see if the School District will vote to raise and appropriate the
sum of One Thousand dollars (1 ,000.00) to be added to the Capital Reserve fund
created on March 9, 1990, under provisions of RSA 35:1 , for the purpose of funding
major improvements or renovations to the school buildings. (The School Board
recommends this action.)
ARTICLE 8: To see if the School district will vote to raise and appropriate the
sum of Two million, One hundred forty one thousand, seven hundred thirty six dollars.
($2,141 ,736.00) in addition to the sums appropriated under Articles 6 and 7 above, for
the support of schools, for the payment of salaries for School District officials and
agents and for the payment of statutory obligations of the District for the 1 996-97 fiscal
year. (The School Board recommends this action.)
ARTICLE 9: To transact any other business that may legally come before this
meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at said Orford this twentieth day of February, 1996.
Laurel Berwick
Bethany B. Miller, Secretary
Janice Grady
Thomas H. Trunzo, Jr., Chair
Sherre L. Tullar, Vice Chair
School Board,
School District of Orford
Note: The timeline for publishing this document in the Town Report was prior to the
date set by the School Board to decide whether or not to recommend Article 3.
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MINUTES
MARCH 17. 1995
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING
COUNTY OF GRAFTON, S. S. DISTRICT OF ORFORD
ARTICLE 1 : The Annual School District meeting was opened at 4:00 P.M., by Acting
Moderator Edna J. Adams in the absence of and by the request of Moderator Peter
Thomson. The ballot clerks were sworn in and the ballots were counted. The polls
were opened at 4:05 and remained open until 10:50 P.M.
ARTICLE 2: Voted that the school district authorize a committee to consider ways of
best providing secondary education to Orford students. Options to be researched
would include, but not limited to, the following: Charter school, private academy
school, regional school district, and closure of Orford High School and tuitioning
elsewhere.
Said committee shall consist of one school board member, one resident parent of an
Orford student (appointed by the school board), one resident without a child in the
school district (appointed by the school board), one Orford resident (appointed by the
selectmen), one teacher (appointed by the Orford Teachers' Association), the Orford
Schools' principal, and two representatives from tuition sending towns (appointed by
the school board).
Said committee will report findings and recommendations for action at the 1996
annual district meeting. INSERTED BY PETITION.
MOTION; Julia Fifield
SECOND: Quentin Mack
The original motion was amended by Robb Thomson: That the committee be made up
of five members; 2 to be appointed by the School Board, 2 to be appointed by the
Selectmen, 1 by the Moderator and the Principal to serve as ex-officio.
Second: Quentin Mack
ACTION; Paper ballot, Total cast 140 YES 78 NO 62
ARTICLE 3: Voted that the School District authorize the School Board to apply for,
accept and expend, without further action of the School District Meeting, money from
any source which becomes available during the fiscal year, provided that (1) such
money is used for legal purposes for which a school district may appropriate money,
(2) the School Board holds a public hearing on the expenditure of such money before
it is expended, and (3) the expenditure of such money does not require the
expenditure of other school district funds.
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MOTION: Tom Trunzo
SECOND: Kathy Blanchard
ACTION: voice vote in the affirmative
ARTICLE 4: After much discussion and several amendments, the voters of the Orford
School district decided to table Article 4 and to recess the meeting to April 11th, to see
if the School District will vote to approve the cost items included in the collective
barganing agreement between the Orford School Board and the Orford Teacher's
Association for the school years 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 and agree
to be legally bound to pay such cost items for all four years of the agreement, which
calls for the following estimated increases in salaries and benefits:
YEAR INCREASE ESTIMATED AMOUNT
1993-94 2.04% $23,000.00
1994-95 5.7% $56,500.00
1995-96 2.5% $26,600.00
1996-97 4.6% $50,200.00
and further, to raise and appropriate the sum of ONE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND,
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($106,100.00) to fund the costs attributable to the increase
in salaries and benefits for the 1995-96 fiscal year. (The School Board recommends
this action.)
NOTE; IF ARTICLE 4 IS APPROVED, NO NEW TAXES WILL BE REQUIRED TO FUND
THE $102,500.00 NEEDED FOR THE 1993-94 AND 1994-95 FISCAL YEARS, DUE
TO THE SURPLUS FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE 1994-95 BUDGET.
MOTION: DougTifft
SECOND: Tom Trunzo
Amendment by Paul Dalton to take no action on Article 4 and recess to May 12 was
defeated,. Paper Ballot. Total Cast 143 YES 48 NO 95.
Amendment by Doug Tifft to include the 4 year funding was defeated. Paper ballot.
Total Cast 131 YES 49 NO 82.
Amendment by Bruce Schwaegler to fund only the 1993-94 and 1994-95 years and
reject the funding for 1995-96 and 1996-97 received a tie vote. Total Cast 124
YES 62 NO 62.
Bruce Schwaegler made the motion, seconded by Paul Dalton, to pass over Article 4.
Paper ballot. Total cast 120 YES 67 NO 53. Article tabled.
Tom Trunzo made a motion, seconded by Doug Tifft, to recess the meeting until April
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11th at 7:00 P.M., passed with a voice vote in the affirmative.
Ballot box closed at 10:37 P.M., and the ballots counted with the following results:
Board Member - 2 year term:
Janice Grady received 126 votes, Doug Tifft received 2 votes, Robb Thomson received
3 votes, and the following received one vote each; Mark Johnson, Glyneta Thomson,
Steve Spottswood, Lori Raynes, Floyd Marsh, Tim Dyke and Doug Piatt.
Board Members for 3 year term:
Laurel Berwick had 95 votes, Bethany B. Miller and Doug Tifft had 3 votes, and Robb
Thomson had 2 votes. The following received 1 vote each; John Matyka, Eleanor
Dyke, Dave Braley, Bill Aldrich, Floria Daisey, Jon Sands, Ruth Brown, Althea
Goundre, Janice Grady and Jane Hebb.
Clerk:
Edna J. Adams received 131 votes, Debbie Matyka received 8 votes and Helen
Daisey received 1 vote.
Moderator:
Peter Thomson received 132 votes, Forrest Bunten received 1 vote.
Treasurer:
Edna J. Adams received 129 votes, Debbie Matyka received 4 votes, Joe Arcolio and
Louise Mack received 1 vote each.
Meeting recessed at 10:50 p.m.
April 11, 1995
The recessed meeting was called to order by Moderator Peter Thomson at 7:00 P.M.
Upon learning of the death of Lewis Franklin in the p.m., Moderator Peter Thomson
called for a moment of prayer for Lewis and his family. Moderator Thomson then led
the voters in the salute to the flag, after which he announced that 6 of the OM teams
had placed in first place of their categories in the regional competitions.
When the floor was opened for action, Tom Trunzo immediately made the motion to
remove Article 4 from the table for further consideration. Motion seconded by Sherri
Tullar. Motion by Doug Tifft to fund the 93-94, 94-95, and 95-96 years of the teachers
agreement and raise and appropriate ONE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($106,100.00) to fund the cost attributable to the increase in
salaries and benefits for the 95-96 year. NOTE: No new taxes are needed for the 93-
94 and 94-95 years. The needed funds ($102,500) are available in surplus funds.
Noted that the teachers had agreed to wait for a vote on the 96-97 year until March 96.
Motion passed. Paper ballot. Total Cast 215 YES 118 NO 97.
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ARTICLE 5: Voted that the School District raise and appropriate the sum of ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund created
on March 9, 1990, under provisions of RSA 35:1 , for the purpose of funding major
improvements or renovations to the school buildings. (The School Board recommends
this action).
MOTION: Tom Trunzo
SECOND: Tara Mitchell
Action: Voice vote in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 6: voted that the School District raise and appropriate the sum of ONE
MILLION, NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND FORTY-NINE DOLLARS
($1 ,936,049.00) in addition to the sums appropriated under Articles 4 & 5 above, for
the support of schools, for the payment of salaries for School District Officials and
agents and for the payment of statuatory obligations of the District for the 1 995-96
fiscal year. (The School Board recommends this action.)
MOTION: DougTifft
SECOND: Kathy Blanchard
ACTION: Paper ballot. Total Cast 152 YES 95 NO 57
ARTICLE 7: Tom Trunzo expressed thanks to Doug Tifft, Kathy Blanchard, and Tara
Mitchell for their service to the School District as Board Members.
Board Members Laurel Berwick, Janice Grady and Bethany Miller, Clerk & Treasurer
Edna J. Adams were sworn in by Moderator Peter Thomson.
Meeting adjourned at 10:40 P.M.
Respectively Submitted,
Edna J. Adams, Clerk
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PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
To The School Board, Superintendent of Schools and Citizens of the Orford School
District, I respectfully submit this, my third annual report as Principal of the Orford
School.
Last year I detailed in my report the progress we've made in the areas of
communication, academic standards, curriculum and grade assessment and reporting.
I also reviewed with you our attempts to self assess and to identify areas of focus that
the faculty and I felt were in need of attention. This year, as part of our continuing
efforts to improve I'd like to share with you some of the initiatives we've undertaken
regarding our physical plant, improvements we've made in areas of technology,
community outreach initiatives and our efforts in curriculum.
Beginning with the things we've done regarding our physical plant, I would like
to highlight for your attention and edification the work that has been done by the 368th
Combat Engineers to our Academy Building. This effort on behalf of the military has
been provided at no expense to the taxpayers of Orford save the cost of the materials
that were needed for necessary repairs inclusive of handicap accessibility and fire
code updates that had to be done. Additionally, work was done on our bell tower, two
second floor classrooms, and the stairwell leading to the second floor. This project,
which presumes to renovate the Academy Building entirely over a period of four to five
years, will require approximately $140,000 of materials to complete the renovations.
As stated earlier, many improvements have already been made to the building and
work continues upon same as we speak. The second area of plant improvement to be
undertaken, has to do with lighting, both in the Academy Building and in the middle
school. This endeavor, facilitated through the combined efforts of the military and
community volunteers, will replace the lights in middle school classrooms and as
expenses will allow in some of the classrooms in the high school as well.
In the area of technology, I am pleased to report that we have been able to,
during the past twelve months, provide for our students brand new Macintosh
computers complete with CD Rom capability in all of our K-8 classrooms. Those
computers were purchased through the efforts of grant writing initiatives by faculty and
staff and were acquired at no expense to the taxpayer. Additionally, new computers
were provided in our computer lab, which is used extensively by high school students
and to a lesser degree by middle and elementary school students. The new
computers in the computer lab will allow us to comfortably make the transition from a
Macintosh platform, which is more appropriate for the elementary and middle school
grades, to the PC/Windows/IBM platform which is more frequently used at the high
school level and in the business world. Further, we have completely replaced the
equipment that was in our business department with the computers that had previously
been utilized in the computer lab, thereby improving the Business Education program
significantly. Grant writing initiatives also provided for a new computer in the guidance
area, and because of the very generous donation/efforts of the Boosters Club, a new
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computer will be purchased for student use in the science and math rooms of the High
School. Thank you, Booster's Club!
This year much has been done in the area of community outreach as well. I
would like to briefly highlight some of the things that have occurred since September
of 1995. As many of you are probably aware, we've provided through volunteer efforts
by faculty and staff, Adult Education Classes in a variety of academic areas. These
classes which are open to the public meet on a weekly basis, for four or five sessions
and range in topics from technology and furniture repair to Mexican cooking. Early
reports indicate that people are enjoying and profiting from their Adult Education
experience. Additionally, we have initiated a volunteer program through the combined
efforts of individuals in the community and staff, as a result some have been able to
provide a variety of embellishments to our school program that otherwise would not
have been possible. A special "thank you" to all of you who have been involved in this
endeavor and especially to Mrs. Tara Mitchell who has lead this volunteer effort.
Another recent community/outreach initiative that has occurred is the Roundtable
Discussions with its focus upon the future of the High School and concommital High
School Programs. Over 80 members of the community, students, and faculty
participated over a four week period in discussions focused upon the most efficient
and cost effective way to educate our youth at the secondary level. Here again a
special "thank you" to those individuals who participated and for taking the time to help
us refine our program and decide our future.
Last, but not least, I'd like to report to you regarding the ongoing initiatives that
are taking place in the area of curriculum. This year we have implemented curriculum
reviews in the area of Language Arts and Technology with faculty meeting regularly to
update and refine instruction in these areas. Last year, as I reported, we did work in
the area of math, guidance, and health. As a result of those efforts, modifications have
been made to the math curriculum in the elementary school and new health and
guidance programs have been discussed at board level and partially implemented. In
other areas of curriculum, we have implemented this past year the Orford 1 and
Reading Recovery Program. Both of these programs focus on helping youngsters who
have had difficulty with reading and improve their skills with regard to discerned
deficiencies and in the language arts area in general.
In conclusion, I would like to thank everyone for their continued support with
regard to our efforts to make the Orford School a stimulating and academic superior
learning environment. It is through your combined efforts and the commitment of our
excellent staff that the expectations of our children's future will become the reality that
you want it to be.
Sincerely,
George S. Burlison, Principal
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ORFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AS OF JANUARY 1 , 1996
Anna D. Alden
Stephanie A. Balcom
Richard J. Barsotti
Gary E. Barton
Sharon E. Boffey
Sharen T. Conner
Barbara D. Conroy
Karen L. Esling
M. Bridget Fariel
Karen J. Fryer
Phyllis A. Hanley
Bonnie L. Harris
Roberta T. Hodge
Michael Ivanoski
Susan B. Kling
Roberta W. Kucer
Jane H. Labun
Theresa L. Langley
Barry R. Le Barron
Richard D. Newton
Amy A. Nickerson
Deborah T. O'Brien
Charles L Papirmeister
Philip F. Pierson
Eric O. Reichert
Barbara H. Smith
Joseph L Stallsmith
Kristen A. Surprenant
George S. Talbot
Nancy T. H. Thatcher
Olga T.Valencia
Music
Grade 3
Science
Leave of Absence
Reading
Special Education
Grade 5
School Psychologist
Social Studies
Grade 4
Business Education
Mathematics
Special Education
English, Grades 6-8
Grade 2
English and Spanish
Media Generalist
Grade 1
Industrial Arts
Physical Education
Social Studies, Grades 6-8
Kindergarten & Reading Recovery
Technology Coordinator
Art
English
Mathematics
Guidance
English and Social Studies
French and Photography
Home Economics
Science, Grades 6-8
104
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE BOARD
ORFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
ORFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
We have audited the accompanying general-purpose financial statements of
the Orford School District as of and for the year ended June 30, 1995, as listed in the
table of contents. These general-purpose financial statements are the responsibility of
the Orford School District management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
the general-purpose financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the general-purpose financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the general-purpose financial statements.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principals used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall general-purpose
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
The general-purpose financial statements referred to above do not include the
General Fixed Assets Account Group, which should be included to conform with
generally accepted accounting principles. The amounts that should be recorded in the
General Fixed Assets Account Group are not known.
In our opinion, except for the effect on the general-purpose financial statements
of the omission described in the preceding paragraph, the general-purpose financial
statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Orford School District as of June 30, 1995, and the results of its
operations for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose ot forming an opinion on the general-
purpose financial statements taken as a whole. The individual and combining fund
financial statements and schedules listed in the table of contents are presented for
purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the general-purpose
financial statements of the Orford School District. Such information has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the general-purpose
financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly presented in all material respects in
relation to the general-purpose financial statements taken as a whole.
Grzelak and Company, P.C., CPA's
Laconia, New Hampshire
August 8, 1995
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ORFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED AND
ACTUAL REVENUES
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995
Over
(Under)
Estimated Actual Budget
REVENUES .._.«_-.,„„__..„_„___
School District Assessment
Current appropriation $ 1 ,325,738 $ 1 ,325,738 $
Total District Assessment 1,325,738 1,325,738
Tuition
Regular day school 573,984 542,954 (31,030)
Other Local Revenue
Earnings on investments
1,200
4,012
2,812
Pupil activities
1,000
987
(13)
Other
100
37
(63)
Total Other Local Revenues
2,300
5,036
2,736
Intergovernmental
Foundation aid
17,495
17,495
.Building aid
19,500
19,500
Area vocational school
12,200
12,201
1
Catastrophic aid
16,174
16,060
(114)
Other
4,310
4,310
Total Intergovernmental
65,369
69,566
4,197
OPERATING TRANSFERS IN
Transfer from Capital Project 5,000 (5,000 )
TOTAL REVENUES $ 1,972,391 $ 1,943,294 $ (29,097)
Total Fund Balance Used
to Reduce District Assessment 6,520
TOTAL REVENUES AND USE
OF FUND BALANCE $ 1,978,911
106
ORFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS
AND EXPENDITURES
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995
Appropriation
Expended
Over
(Under)
Budget
EXPENDITURES
Instruction
Regular education
Special education
Other instructional
Total Instruction
$ 769,989
190,362
30,176
990,527
$ 828,022
153,798
28,683
1,010,503
$ (58,033 )
36,564
1,493
(19,976)
Supporting Services
Pupils
Guidance
Health
17,711
12,200
21,010
12,546
(3,299 )
(346)
Instructional
Improvement of instruction
Educational media
14,600
26,871
3,660
28,626
10,940
(1,755)
District Administration
77,333
78,307
(974)
School Administration
367,154
351,086
16,068
Business
Operation & maint. of plant 1 29,01 2
Pupil transportation 91,500
Total Supporting Services 736,381
135,807
86,172
717,214
(6,795 )
5,328
19,167
Debt Service
Principal
Interest
Total Debt Service
65,000
61,703
126,703
120,000
91,286
211,286
(55,000 )
(29,583 )
(84,583)
Capital Outlay
Facilities acquisition & construction 125,300 50,784 74,516
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $ 1,978,911 $ 1,989,787 $ (10,876)
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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT 22
REPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENTS
1995-96
SAU 22 OPERATING BUDGET $ 801,551
District Assessments
Hanover 25.111 $ 192,872
Norwich 17.294 $ 132,832
Dresden 40.198 $ 308,752
Lyme 9.371 $ 71,977
Orford 8.026 $ 61,646
TOTAL 100% $ 768,079
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